We can and Citizens, the new political formations that are revolutionizing the Spanish political landscape, measured initially actual voting strength in regional elections in Andalusia on Sunday.
According to the polls the Party Socialist, who has ruled Andalusia continuously since 1982, will win, but you will need to agree to renew the mandate.
The left party and the centrist Citizens can challenge for the first time the traditional hegemony of the Socialists and the Popular Party. Andalucía, with 8.4 million inhabitants, is the most populated region of the country and their choices inaugurate a key election year in Spain, with the May 24 municipal and presidential planned later this year.
Andalusia has the highest unemployment rate in the country, 34.2% -10 points higher than the national standard medium and the two previous regional presidents are being investigated for corruption scandal. Nevertheless, it remains the most faithful socialist stronghold of Spain.
In fact, the Socialist candidate and current president Andalusian regional Susana Díaz is a favorite, as all the polls. Surveys indicate that the Popular Party will remain in second position. We can erupt as a third force, while Citizens and communist Izquierda Unida will also be represented, according to the public Centre for Sociological Research.
The Parliament will have represented three to five political parties, the first rehearsal what is expected in other municipalities, regions and the National Congress. We are capitalizing much of the unrest following the brutal economic crisis that has rocked Spain in recent years and corruption cases involving socialists and popular.
Led nationally by political scientist Pablo Iglesias, the candidate can in Andalusia is Teresa Rodriguez, one of the founders of the party.
The surveys also predict a great future for Citizens with the same message of change and regeneration but more moderate economically achieved seduce a good number of people. Citizens is a liberal party born in Catalonia in 2006, whose national implementation is fairly recent.
Experts say that the first steps can and Citizens in Andalusia will be vital to define its future in upcoming appointments electoral
AP – The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
No comments:
Post a Comment