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| What do you think about the state of Spain's politics? What do you think about the state of Spain's politics? | |
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| Exasperated Spanish voters may soon see an end to the political deadlock that has left the country without a government since last December. Spain’s embattled Socialists have voted to abstain from a parliamentary confidence vote in a move which will allow the conservatives to form a minority government. | Exasperated Spanish voters may soon see an end to the political deadlock that has left the country without a government since last December. Spain’s embattled Socialists have voted to abstain from a parliamentary confidence vote in a move which will allow the conservatives to form a minority government. |
| Following the announcement of the Socialist vote, Pablo Iglesias, the Podemos leader, tweeted: “The end of the ‘turnism’ of the two-party system. The Grand Coalition is born.” | Following the announcement of the Socialist vote, Pablo Iglesias, the Podemos leader, tweeted: “The end of the ‘turnism’ of the two-party system. The Grand Coalition is born.” |
| The United Left party tweeted: “Game over, the oligarchy has won.” Javier Fernández, who is in charge of PSOE until it elects a new leader, argued that abstention was the “lesser evil”, given that the other option was to force an election in December – which would have been Spain’s third in a year. | The United Left party tweeted: “Game over, the oligarchy has won.” Javier Fernández, who is in charge of PSOE until it elects a new leader, argued that abstention was the “lesser evil”, given that the other option was to force an election in December – which would have been Spain’s third in a year. |
| We’d like you to know what you think about the state of Spanish politics. Should the Socialists have voted to abstain? Have you switched your allegiance to another party? How well do you think Spain’s politicians are serving the electorate? | We’d like you to know what you think about the state of Spanish politics. Should the Socialists have voted to abstain? Have you switched your allegiance to another party? How well do you think Spain’s politicians are serving the electorate? |
| Share your thoughts on the state of Spain’s politics by filling in the form below, and we’ll use a selection in our reporting. | Share your thoughts on the state of Spain’s politics by filling in the form below, and we’ll use a selection in our reporting. |