Monday, March 15, 2004

Terrorism + Elections = Whole New Ball Game In Spain

Very interesting results. How swiftly things can change:
With 99 percent of the votes counted, the Socialists soared from 125 seats to 164 in the outgoing 350-seat legislature. The ruling Popular Party fell from 183 to 148. It cannot try to form a coalition because it has no virtually no allies in the legislature, where it had enjoyed a majority and was often accused of riding roughshod over opponents.