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was scrapping the reform and would instead opt for minor changes to the current abortion law, mainly the requirement for 16 and 17-year-old women to obtain parental consent to have an abortion, and suggesting the 'lack of consensus' as the main reason behind the decision to scrap the bill. This resulted in
Alberto Ruíz-Gallardón announcing his resignation from his ministerial position and from politics the same day, "feeling unable to fulfill the assignment he was tasked", and amid voices pointing to him having been discredited by his own party.
611:, Rajoy spoke out to Congress in an extraordinary plenary session on 1 August. Rajoy denied any criminal responsibility, which he attributed solely to Bárcenas, but recognized "errors" and "having trusted the wrong person". This did not prevent the opposition bloc from demanding Rajoy's resignation, but with the PP commanding an absolute majority in parliament and with no judicial proof on Rajoy's direct involvement in the scandal, chances for a successful motion were slim.
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by late 2013, despite Rajoy having stated during the 2011 campaign that he "would never give public money to help banks". Most of these measures were not included in the PP 2011 election manifesto and, inversely, many of the pledges included within were not fulfilled. Rajoy argued that "reality" prevented him from fulfilling his programme, and that he had been forced to adapt to the new economic situation he found upon his accession to government.
863:
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957:. Claims from the ruling PP government that economic recovery was already underway did not prevent a major collapse in support for both main parties, together falling below 50% of the votes for the first time ever. This came coupled with the confirmation of a large rise in support for minor national parties that polls had partly predicted, but also a surprisingly strong performance for the new
315:, former PP politician, had falsified its accounts between 2011 and 2012 in order to create a false illusion that it was creditworthy. A major spending cut of €65 billion followed in July 2012, including a VAT rise from 18% to 21% which the PP itself had opposed during its time in opposition, after the previous Socialist government had already raised the VAT to 18%.
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declaring that she did not want to bring further harm to her party. A Congress plenary in which Rajoy was to announce legal reforms against corruption had been scheduled for 27 November several weeks previously; the media concluded that Rajoy had forced Mato's resignation in order to prevent a complicated political situation on that day.
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224:, had not enjoyed. However, Rajoy's use of decree-laws and the blocking of opposition bill amendments and parliamentary committees would earn him strong criticism from both the media and opposition parties throughout the Legislature, because of the perceived undue use his party made of such an absolute majority.
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passed an official declaration that launched the "initiation of the process of independence of
Catalonia" in a 72–63 vote with no abstentions. Two days later, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy threatened to suspend the political powers of 21 key political figures in the Catalonian independence movement if
941:
Despite the PP's enormous loss of support, the main opposition party, the PSOE, remained unable to channel this social discontent and to regain lost support, with pundits hypothesizing that the memory of
Zapatero's last government and its economic management remained fresh in voters' minds. A series
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on economic policy, which included the breaching of many election pledges. After it had promised to lower taxes during the election campaign of 2011, Rajoy's government announced a first austerity package ten days into office—including new tax rises and a spending cut worth €9 billion—as a result of
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organizations, with the bill being criticised as 'too restrictive' and 'a return to the past'. As the bill received widespread criticism both from within and outside the PP itself, its final approval date was postponed several times. In
September 2014, PM Mariano Rajoy announced that his government
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in 2012 allowing tax evaders to regularize their situation by paying a 10% tax—later reduced to 3%—and no criminal penalty, had been previously rejected by the PP during its time in opposition. Additionally, public funding to rescue the
Spanish banking system from bankruptcy amounted to €61 billion
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came under heavy criticism under allegations that security protocols had not been effectively enforced and because of an alleged confusing and disorganized management of the situation. Five days after the nurse's Ebola case was confirmed, PM Mariano Rajoy handed the crisis' management to Deputy PM
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senior executives and advisers. At least 86 bankers, politicians, officers and trade union leaders were accused of using undeclared "black" credit cards between 2003 and 2012, spending over €15 million in private expenditures. Involved was former Caja Madrid chairman between 1996 and 2009, Miguel
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to court after concluding she could have benefited from several corruption crimes allegedly committed by her former husband Jesús Sepúlveda, charged in the Gürtel case. As a result, Ana Mato resigned from her office that same day, defending that she had not been charged with any penal crime, but
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had come under investigation after he acknowledged possessing a large, undeclared, familiar fortune, with several of his sons being already under investigation on alleged tax offense charges. By
October 2014, most of his family had already come under investigation under alleged money laundering,
329:
attempt at forcing the fall of
Zapatero's cabinet in order to have an early election, which the PP would have presumably won. Montoro later recognized this fact, but justified himself in that he "was working in an alternative. If Zapatero had shortened the legislature, he would have saved much
235:, having its worst electoral performance since 1977 and being ousted from power amidst a climate of high unpopularity. Then-Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero had decided to stand down as PM candidate in early 2011, and as party leader once the quadrennial
950:'s leadership being put in question as his popularity ratings plummeted. The crisis was temporarily settled after the party's Political Conference in November 2013, with the question on the party's leadership being initially postponed for late 2014.
926:(PSOE). After the PP's arrival to government and its subsequent breach of electoral promises as well as the emergence of corruption cases, protests intensified. Social mobilization channeled through various protest actions, such as
2154:
791:, amounting at least €250 million. Among those arrested were notable municipal and regional figures from both PSOE and PP, as well as a large number of politicians, councilors, officials and businessmen in the
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elections, had resulted in an increase of street protests and demonstrations calling for a more democratic governmental system, a halt to spending cuts and tax increases and an overall rejection of Spain's
465:, which dubbed it as a re-centralization attempt, as well as from social sectors which considered that it prompted segregation in primary schools. Another bill, the Citizen Security Law proposed by
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965:(C's), began to attract the support of those disaffected with both PP and PSOE, according to opinion polls. PSOE leader Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba resigned the day after the European election. A
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New spending cuts and legal reforms followed throughout 2012 and 2013, including cuts in budget credit lines for the health care and education systems, the implementation of a pharmaceutical
236:
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published what became known as the "Bárcenas' Papers", facsimile excerpts from handwritten ledgers in Bárcenas' hand. Among the recipients were incumbent party leader and Prime
Minister
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between Bárcenas and Rajoy from 2011 through 2013 in which Rajoy promised help to Bárcenas and gave him encouragement. The most recent of these messages was in March 2013, when the
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of 186 seats gave Rajoy a free hand to handle the country's political and economic situation for the next four years, attaining a parliamentary stability that his predecessor,
2140:
388:. The risk premium decreased from a record 638 basis points in July 2012 to 113 in October 2015, but it was widely considered that it had largely come as a result from the
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of 27.16%, had decreased to 2011 levels by late 2015, with 4,850,800 unemployed and 21.18%. This fall was largely attributed by critics and economists to a decrease in the
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had, up until 2009, used a slush fund to pay out monthly amounts, ranging from €5,000 to €15,000, to leading members of the party. On 31 January 2013, Spanish daily
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In late 2014, the sudden emergence of several episodes of corruption that had taken place over the course of the past years and decades was compared to the
Italian
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of negative regional election results throughout 2012, coupled with an internal crisis in 2013 and the threat of rupture from the party's
Catalonia partner, the
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approved by the previous Socialist government, which allowed free abortion up to 14 weeks, and up to 22 weeks in cases of foetal deformities. The bill, in the
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came under public scrutiny after being accused of telling other opposition MPs, back in 2010, to "let Spain fall, we will get it up", in reference to a PP
365:
The impact of the government's economic reforms on the Spanish economy was mixed. Unemployment, which peaked in Q1 2013 at 6,202,700 and an unprecedented
954:
531:, in a move seen as critical of Mato's handling of the situation. Ana Mato would resign later in November 2014 as consequence of her involvement in the
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and when there was a serious (but undefined) health risk to the mother. Public outrage was felt from most opposition parties, as well as from many
319:
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to Spain. Both patients died as a result of the disease, but a failure in infection control during the treatment of the second priest led to the
439:, requiring the payment of between €50 and €750 to appeal to the courts, was dubbed as violating the rights of effective judicial protection and
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of Palma de Mallorca upheld charges against her, paving the way for her to face trial, though only on tax fraud charges. In June 2015, King
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472:, also dubbed the "gag law" by critics, was met with a global outcry because of it being seen as a cracking down on Spaniards' rights of
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being elected as new party leader. The election was also said to have hastened the abdication of the 39 year-reigning King
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of 8% (instead of the projected 6%). This was followed by a harsh labour reform, criticised as paving the way to cheapen
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had already broke out. Under pressure from international media and opposition parties threatening him with a
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In September 2013, Minister Ruiz-Gallardón announced that the government was studying a reform of the 2010
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2668:"Rubalcaba throws in the towel and calls for an extraordinary party conference in July after the debacle"
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In late October, judge Pablo Ruz charged former PP Secretary General and several-times Minister during
626:
357:, or the withdrawal of public subsidies to the dependent people care system. Other measures, such as a
775:
could have spent as much as €1.7 million of undeclared money on works of its national headquarters in
595:. The PP took the position that these payments were in accordance with law. Further, on 14 July 2013,
829:
Catalan independence § Declaration of the Initiation of the Process of Independence of Catalonia
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2686:"Pedro Sánchez proclaims "the beginning of the end of Mariano Rajoy as President of the Government"
804:
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729:
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2262:"Oleguer Pujol, released and accused of laundering and fraud charges after the search of his home"
1997:
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1728:"Cabinet discredits Gallardón after failing to greenlight the abortion reform by the set deadline"
664:, privately announcing his intention beforehand. These corruption allegations severely eroded the
1018:
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567:
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2141:"CIS to announce political earthquake: Podemos, first political force on direct vote intention"
1299:"Government approves to remove this Christmas' extra pay to public employees and the VAT hike"
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episode in the 1990s. As a result, this episode has been dubbed by some media as 'the Spanish
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After taking office, Rajoy's government popularity in opinion polls began to erode after its
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295:, one of the largest banks of Spain, in May 2012 resulted in a dramatic rise of the Spanish
217:
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2632:"Rubalcaba assured that "the PSOE has returned" and urges his people to go to the streets"
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2388:"Treasury concludes that the PP paid another 750,000 € in "black money" by works in
871:
In preparation for the elections that were to be held throughout the year, newly founded
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In the domestic field, the 2011–2015 period was dominated by a perceived regression in
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284:
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1692:"Outrage over the reform of the abortion law, from the social networks to the streets"
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of one of the nurses who had treated him; the case being confirmed on 6 October 2014.
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2248:"Judge Ruz charges Jordi Pujol Ferrusola with alleged money laundering and tax fraud"
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588:
417:
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2370:"The PP paid another €750,000 in "B money" by the works at its headquarters in 2006"
783:, resulted in 51 people arrested because of their involvement in a major scandal of
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424:. Spending cuts on the health care and education systems had fueled an increase in
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247:, was elected as the new party's Secretary General in a tight fight against former
622:
169:
2578:"Mas' challenge does not break Spain yet but opens a schism between PSOE and PSC"
2428:"Large operation against regional and municipal corruption with dozens arrested"
1746:"Rajoy confirmed the withdrawal of the law of abortion due to lack of consensus"
1385:"Two years of government Rajoy: unannounced cuts and laws that were not planned"
737:
716:
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689:
436:
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2410:"51 arrested in four autonomous communities in large anti-corruption operation"
771:. A few days later, Ruz' inquiry on a Treasury investigation unveiled that the
649:
583:
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1105:"Rajoy approves the biggest spending cut in history and a large tax increase"
1559:"The government removes the controversial Gallardón 'tasazo' to individuals"
1399:"Ranks of jobless fall below five-million mark for first time in five years"
702:
657:
653:
641:
459:
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334:
108:
1602:"Spain puts 'gag' on freedom of expression as senate approves security law"
1545:"Gallardón defends court fees because "they will guarantee more legal aid»"
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1245:"Rajoy now faces a historic adjustment with more taxes and less investment"
715:
In early October a massive expenses scandal was uncovered involving former
2446:"Ruz believes Mato benefited from former husband's activities of 'Gürtel'"
1890:"Ana Mato resigns after her implication in the 'Gürtel case' by judge Ruz"
1435:"Provisional balance of the legislature: less unemployment but fewer jobs"
2352:"Judge Ruz summons Ángel Acebes to testify because of 'Barcenas' papers'"
1998:"Rubalcaba, on the SMS supporting Barcenas 'Only for that you should go'"
1908:"Bárcenas paid undeclared bonuses to leading members of the PP for years"
1491:
1331:"Montoro recognizes that he said "let Spain fall that we will get it up""
1191:"The IMF anticipates the report which condemns Spain to the bank bailout"
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between 2006 and 2008. On 27 October, a large anti-corruption operation,
681:
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among those without enough financial resources to afford those services.
2528:"The Congress of Deputies dawns shielded by police for the 25-S protest"
1656:"The government approves the most restrictive abortion law of democracy"
648:. She was summoned to court in February 2014, and in November 2014, the
1674:"Spain government approves restrictive abortion law despite opposition"
1177:"The Government presents the state budget with a spending cut of €27.3"
396:
of reducing interest rates, which had also benefitted other countries.
338:
304:
767:, with a possible misappropriation of public funds as a result of the
2230:"Pujol acknowledges that his family had an undeclared fortune abroad"
1710:"The opposition and feminist organizations charge against the reform"
880:
776:
741:
672:; according to an opinion poll by the CIS, between 1995 and 2013 the
552:
292:
2280:"Caja Madrid: a bottomless money pit for Spain's political parties?"
1577:"ORGANIC LAW ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION (LOMCE)"
503:
In August and September 2014, two Spanish priests infected with the
669:
542:
450:'s new Education Law (LOMCE), allegedly introduced to address the
261:
184:
1638:"Gallardón times an abortion reform already postponed four times"
1349:"The PP approves the fiscal amnesty that it had rejected in 2010"
565:
The political landscape of Spain was shaken in early 2013 by the
2298:"Ex-IMF chief targeted in Caja Madrid credit card investigation"
1513:"Public debt rises more than €300 billion during Rajoy's tenure"
838:
they moved forward regarding the provisions of the declaration.
492:
300:
2560:"Citizen Tides manifest in Madrid on Sunday against the troika"
1051:"The compulsive addiction of Rajoy's government to decree-laws"
443:. The controversial fees would later be removed in early 2015.
2650:"The PP clings on to economic recovery to save their campaign"
2596:"Rubalcaba, to the drivers of Madina: "The PSOE is not on it""
2542:"Madrid fills with 'Dignity' and sets out with police charges"
600:
491:
published in December 2013, allowed abortion only in cases of
405:
341:
system which stopped guaranteeing the increase of pensioners'
2510:"Podemos starts its election campaign with a march in Madrid"
2091:"Abdication comes at low point for monarchy in opinion polls"
2016:"The judge accuses Infanta Cristina in the 'Urdangarín case'"
1836:"Mismanagement of Ebola virus, a new blow to the Spain Brand"
1013:
2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy
2109:"The scandals that reveal the extent of corruption in Spain"
2334:"Unlimited money in exchange for the directors' submission"
2070:"Spanish king strips graft-accused sister of duchess title"
311:(IMF). It was later revealed that Bankia, then directed by
1313:"Montoro told me: 'Let Spain fall that we will get it up'"
2034:"Spain's Princess Cristina in court over corruption case"
1980:"SMS contradicts Rajoy's version in Congress on Bárcenas"
1021:
in the Spanish Parliament, with the votes being 180–169.
1417:"Trompe recovery: 'a wave of precarious work is coming'"
712:
fraud, public contract kickbacks and other tax offenses.
1620:"The seven fundamental rights limited by the 'gag law'"
625:, resulted in the charging in April 2013 of his spouse
377:
in search of job in other countries—and an increase in
1764:"Gallardón resigns after the abortion law's rejection"
883:, on 31 January 2015, dubbed as "The March of Change"
680:
had dropped from 7.5 to 3.68 on a scale of 10 amongst
400:
was reduced from 10.3% in 2012 to 5.8% in 2014, while
266:
Unemployment in Spain under the different governments.
2482:"Catalonia launches process of separation from Spain"
1367:"15 key questions on the government's fiscal amnesty"
2316:"'Phantom' credit card scandal haunts Spanish elite"
2250:(in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 2014-07-29.
1533:(in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 2015-03-18.
1227:"Bankia falsified its accounts to go public in 2011"
748:, as well as members from Spain's main trade unions
435:'s authorization of the enforcement and increase of
2496:"Spanish PM Rajoy challenges Catalan secession bid"
2052:"Tax trial confirmed for Spain's Princess Cristina"
283:and which was met with widespread protests and two
114:
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84:
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833:On 9 November, one month before the election, the
243:, PSOE candidate for the 2011 election and former
614:At the same time, a corruption scandal affecting
384:, with newly created employments being dubbed as
1579:. spanishreforms.com. 2013-12-09. Archived from
2171:. La Mirada Crítica. 2014-10-27. Archived from
1531:"Europe warns that cuts prune rights in Spain"
1159:"Unions call a general strike for November 14"
2614:"PSOE leaders want Rubalcaba's dismissal now"
1123:"The reform eases and cheapens the dismissal"
961:party, which from that moment, together with
8:
1281:"Rajoy raises VAT 3 points, from 18% to 21%"
2194:"Black October within the power's crannies"
2085:
2083:
287:in March and November 2012, and an austere
1782:"Spain abortion: Rajoy scraps tighter law"
19:
1818:"Ebola outbreak: Nurse infected in Spain"
720:Blesa, but also notable members from the
2464:"Ana Mato resigns to save Mariano Rajoy"
1962:"SMS Rajoy Barcenas, "Luis, be strong""
1800:"Gallardón resigns and leaves politics"
1042:
40:21 December 2011 – 1 June 2018
1263:"The harshest adjustment of democracy"
1087:"Ten broken promises of Mariano Rajoy"
147:
15:
930:("Rodea el Congreso"), the so-called
7:
2530:(in Spanish). 20minutos. 2012-09-25.
2111:(in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 2014-10-29.
1944:"The SMS between Rajoy and Bárcenas"
1387:(in Spanish). 20minutos. 2013-12-21.
1301:(in Spanish). 20minutos. 2012-07-13.
1179:(in Spanish). 20minutos. 2012-03-30.
991:2015–16 Spanish government formation
571:. On 18 January 2013, Spanish daily
454:, received heavy criticism from the
811:On 26 November, judge Ruz summoned
732:parties, such as former Deputy PM,
452:extremely high-school dropout rates
2169:"Tangentopoli in Spanish politics"
1069:"Rubalcaba promises a strong PSOE"
1002:Second government of Mariano Rajoy
946:, further weakened the PSOE, with
577:revealed that former PP treasurer
14:
1453:"The 'B side' of Rajoy's numbers"
1209:"The steps to the Bankia scandal"
955:2014 European Parliament election
227:In contrast, the previous ruling
212:'s (PP) landslide victory in the
1854:"Cabinet went into 'panic mode'"
924:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
861:
850:
599:published excerpts from several
408:in mid-2015 from 69.2% in 2011.
229:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
150:
2143:. Global Chronicle. 2014-10-29.
895:Spanish anti-austerity movement
373:—resulting from many Spaniards
208:on 20 December 2011, after his
1547:(in Spanish). ABC. 2012-11-23.
953:All of this culminated in the
701:Starting in July 2014, former
547:Protesters gather outside the
239:—due for March 2012—was held.
1:
2212:"Black October of corruption"
1017:On 1 June 2018, Rajoy lost a
967:PSOE extraordinary conference
934:("Mareas Ciudadanas") or the
823:Catalan independence movement
509:virus epidemic in West Africa
330:suffering to all Spaniards".
231:(PSOE) had suffered from the
1494:(in Spanish). datosmacro.com
1473:(in Spanish). datosmacro.com
1031:Premiership of Pedro Sánchez
938:("Marchas de la Dignidad").
299:, and in June the country's
233:worsening economic situation
222:José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
181:premiership of Mariano Rajoy
35:Premiership of Mariano Rajoy
1926:"Bárcenas' secret accounts"
985:Caretaker government (2016)
309:International Monetary Fund
187:spanned from 2011 to 2018.
45:
2749:
1141:"29 March, general strike"
1010:
999:
988:
875:staged a massive rally in
826:
555:after the eruption of the
529:Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
194:
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2236:(in Spanish). 2014-07-25.
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2022:(in Spanish). 2013-04-03.
2004:(in Spanish). 2013-08-01.
1986:(in Spanish). 2013-08-01.
1968:(in Spanish). 2013-07-14.
1950:(in Spanish). 2013-07-14.
1932:(in Spanish). 2013-01-31.
1914:(in Spanish). 2013-01-18.
1896:(in Spanish). 2014-11-26.
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1644:(in Spanish). 2013-09-02.
1626:(in Spanish). 2015-06-30.
1565:(in Spanish). 2015-02-27.
1519:(in Spanish). 2015-05-14.
1471:"Public deficit in Spain"
1459:(in Spanish). 2015-10-26.
1441:(in Spanish). 2015-10-22.
1423:(in Spanish). 2015-04-23.
1405:(in Spanish). 2015-10-22.
1373:(in Spanish). 2012-06-04.
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905:, born on the eve of the
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835:Parliament of Catalonia
404:peaked at 98.0% of the
291:for 2012. The crash of
275:a larger-than-expected
241:Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
206:Prime Minister of Spain
2484:. Vilaweb. 2015-11-09.
2155:"Spanish Tangentopoli"
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591:and Secretary General
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