Zapatero '08

Hello whatever readers are left of this blog, As you'd have noticed I stopped blogging here a while ago. We are going back now to 'p...

Mariano Rajoy, the defeated PP candidate in the March 9 election has pledged himself for a third candidacy to the Presidency in 2012. This w...

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With all votes counted the official results are as follow in number of seats, in brackets the 2004 results: PSOE: 169 (164) PP: 153 (148) Ci...

It's official now, Zapatero has won reelection with 169 seats to 153 for PP. In the wise words of Alaistair Campbell , thank fuck for th...

With 51.34% of all votes officially counted: PSOE: 172 seats PP: 150 seats Remember, 176 absolute majority. Can't find any better word t...

Andalucia today also voted for their regional government. Polls and commentary are talking about a Socialist victory and the reelection of M...

With 10% of all votes counted the current result is: PSOE: 173 seats PP: 136 seats Small share but the night is looking good.

First exit polls at 8pm. TVE TV Ipsos poll: PSOE: 172-176 seats (45%) PP: 148-152 seats (38.6%) Absolute majority is on 176 so it could happ...

Election day is gone into dead heat. The second and final statement from the Interior Ministry on participation was 2 points lower than in 2...

Illan de Vacas, a little village near Toledo and Madrid, has a population of 6 people. Out of those 6 only 3 can vote. Under the law, every ...

Turnout is high at 2 pm, 40.7%, just 0.3 lower than in 2004. However I'm looking at region by region data and Socialists regions like An...

Two days after her dad was murdered by those that want to derail the democratic process she's gone cast her ballot... don't let the ...

Yesterday the joint Congressional condemnation for the assasination of Isaias Carrasco, became exactly what it should not have been, another...

Following on yesterday's murder of a Socialist comrade, I have here translated the words of Sandra Carrasco, daughter of Isaias, and 19 ...

As part of my masters on politics and communication I have had the great opportunity to attend a class with Philip Gould and Alistair Campbe...

Public excitement, the democratic spirit, politicians talking to the people, everything has been shattered at 3 pm today. ETA has assasinat...

In an exercise of extreme egocentrism I would like to point out that Zapatero '08 has got a mention in Charlie Beckett's blog . Char...

Following on yesterday's poll in El Periodic of Andorra, new polls abroad give us a peak on how things are looking before Sunday despite...