The life of Jose Luis Zapatero was punctuated by strokes of luck.
In 2000 his PSOE (Socialist Party) lost the general election against ' leader Jose Maria Aznar's Popular Party wins the elections for the second consecutive time.
The Spaniards had awarded a government that was giving an impressive acceleration in its economic engine.
Zapatero in his party blew the presidency for only nine votes ahead of internal competitor Jose Bono and subsequent elections in 2004, unexpectedly won against all odds and thereby to lead the country.
Even that victory was produced by the attack the day before at the station of Atocha in Madrid, who made hundreds of deaths and the Popular Party government ran badly first by blaming ETA and only after backtracking and discover that it was Islamic terrorists. On the wave of anger and disappointment at the English turned their backs to the Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy (the new candidate) who had secured eight years of economic prosperity.
TURNING
Zapatero began through social reforms (gay marriages and adoptions, express divorce, abortion) and maintained the economic blueprint that until then had guaranteed a certain stability and prosperity.
In short, he has developed a very effective policy, based on the principle of "socialism ciudad", which is to consider itself just what is deemed by the majority of citizens, at least according to surveys and surveys of citizens.
all doing well until a year ago when the creaking of the American crisis began to impact on the economies of European states and public economists coined the term PIGS, an acronym that stood for the initials of Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain (although some preferred to speak of evil PIIGS where I was intended for each other 's Italy).
Faced with these alarms Zapatè what it does (as journalists call it for convenience)?
At first he denied on the severity of the economic crisis, then was forced to contradict itself in just a few weeks and submit a business plan & tears blood (Churchill style!) That surprised by the austerity and rigor is the his loyalists that his enemies.
The measures taken in the first phase of its government funding was based on a rain of small public works required by the municipalities in each region to splash the deficit by 10% (in Italy is 5%).
Each city would have its own signature skyscraper of the world's greatest architects like Foster, Piano, or sculptures and works of Calatrava (the same as the famous bridge that has created much controversy in Venice), not thinking about the lack of kindergartens care, education and health.
Zapatero won thanks to the votes of the Independence Party of Catalunya (Catalonia), and so the government had to adapt to the requirements of these parties (a sort of many Leagues Nord Padania), giving the reform of the status of the region which in effect equates to a nation even though everything should be approved by the Constitutional Court, thereby creating the previous one to other entities claiming the same concessions (Basque, Galician, Valencian ).
This really bothered by the English, Castilian, and to those who see an affront to give privileges to people who do not feel English.
CAST SPANISH
few weekdays at is a violent controversy because it turned out that the English Parliament costs € 6500 just to pay the fleet of translators & interpreters that ensured the translation of what was discussed at the forum in Galician, Catalan, Valencian, Basque and Castilian.
The response of the socialist president of the parliament was "the language are priceless."
Another "offense" as a perceived lack of willingness to sacrifice everything for the benefit of the ruling class consists of the independence of equality sperchi that the government can cut but not cut to alienate independents. For
esmpio regional public television that all local governments, whether socialist or popular, nationalist or separatist sword to defend not to miss an important megaphone of their own cultures and traditions.
It is said that when it hosts a program of a 'private emiittente it is made up and combed a couple of people.
But when you enter in the studies of smaller regional public television here is that five or six people working under makeup, and another 5 or 6 of wigs and so on. At this
props we can say that if federalism, or more power to regions, leads to these things is better to tell Tremonti to give up!
the harsh measures it has taken
Zapatè finds himself in mid-stream, launches urgent action to reduce the deficit, freezing the increases in pensions, reducing from 2 to '8% based on income the salary of civil servants and government, reducing the fund that helps people in need of care (better known as ley de dipendencia flagship policy zapateriana) , eliminating early retirement, a bonus baby, the recently introduced economic aid to help and reward families with newborns giving from 2500 to 3500 €, and then cutting the costs for infrastructure.
This is a hard blow for Spain, considering that the country that has absorbed and made the most of EU aid Eurpea costrutia spent all the money for roads, highways, bridges, ferrorivie, subways and altavelocità.
Zapatero believing that growth would last forever, and promised that no arrest at the end of 2013, the AVE, the English network dell'altavelocità, would have reached and connected all the provincial capitals of Spain.
An ambitious plan but not impossible that cost 100 000 euro a year in maintenance per kilometer (200 thousand in the gallery).
cutting infrastructure weighs so much because it captures everything which draws the armature construction and labor.
Government asks for sacrifices from those who work have it than those who has lost a job because unemployment has rocketed to 20% (in Italy and the European average is down '8-9%). Just go
around Madrid and stopping before the exits of the subway and see people distributing leaflets advertising and delpiànt for commuters, people who until a few years ago was made up of immigrants and young students to supplement his pocket money but now is also made English people with many skills that take everything to work.
In hotels it is not a rarity to be greeted by the receptionist who has written on the plaque of recognition "test" even if the tasks that go beyond simple place training.
IMAGE ABROAD
Zapatero's image has suffered fascinated with the whole 'Europe thanks to a formidable political image, communication, and many socialist parties of the old continent as well as our left did not mention that Zapatero and his actions in the social reformers.
The premier, also with a certain arrogance, over the years has done everything to gain credit on the international success of his government, stressing the "pecurialità" English, trumpeting the alleged passing on Italy with regard to per capita income , and the heel on France as regards the public system.
All vanished with the crisis and the credibility of Zapatè in Europe.
In fact, some commentators poilitici analysts and even his faction had no doubts on the ability of government and leadership of Zapoatè poilitica but on economic and in fact qunado Spain touched the rotating presidency of the EU 's accorseno some people's suggestions and recipes that were narrow and halved from the shadows on its economic situation.
So in Europe realized that the English had already got to see. About
some commentators like to quote a famous story happened in the nineteenth century to a English politician who was a minister and then ambassador. Of
he said "we already knew that it was not a genius, but we knew we only English, and now we have done Ambassador and will know all! "
Other than" socialism Ciudad ", the word that stands in the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana says:" Socialism or muerte!
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