





PM Zapatero and his Socialist party won Spanish parliamentary elections
Zapatero will thus receive a mandate to form a new government.
Closely following the Socialists, the Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy obtained 40.12% and 153 mandates, five more than in 2004. Some 75% of the Spanish population turned out to vote in the general elections.
Spanish newspapers read about Zapatero's new chance to lead the government and analyze in detail the significance of this victory for the future of the country.