Socialists buried in Spanish elections

Well, finally some good news on the international stage.

From: American Thinker

How bad were the results of regional and local elections for Prime Minister Zapatero? A radical separatist party beat the socialists in Basque country.

But Zapatero has ruled out an early general election, no doubt because he would lose in a landslide. BBC reports:

Voting took place amid mass protests against high unemployment and the government's handling of the economy.

Young demonstrators holding sit-ins in Madrid and other cities said rallies would continue for another week.

Mr Zapatero said three years of economic crisis had taken their toll.

"It destroyed thousands of jobs. It is a crisis that had profound effects on citizens' morale.

Protests Mount in Spain; Sovereign Debt Crisis to Follow

From: Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

My friend Bran emails from Spain...

Hello Mish

Street protests are starting in Spain. Protesters call for real democracy and an end to corruption and big corporation rule, amongst other things. Organizers estimate the protest yesterday in Madrid was around 25,000.

Now there are protests planned in twenty main cities with camp-ins. It seems this is a non-union, non-partisan protest movement, particularly youth.

All the best, Bran.

Protests Mount