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bobbyw24
05-24-2011, 05:28 AM
Spain's ruling Socialist Party suffered a humiliating defeat in Sunday’s regional elections, with their worst electoral outcome in over 30 years, according to preliminary results.

http://rp12.us/aIUxK

eduardo89
05-24-2011, 06:58 AM
The other parties aren't much better. I didn't bother voting.

Anti Federalist
05-24-2011, 07:09 AM
Let me guess:

They went from having an overwhelming majority to a huge majority?

eduardo89
05-24-2011, 03:50 PM
Let me guess:

They went from having an overwhelming majority to a huge majority?

No, it seems as if the Peoples Party, which is a neconservative party (the guys who got spain into iraq) was the winner. Although here in Spain the vote is usually split three ways: Socialist Party, Peoples Party and regional/nationalist parties which tend to be left wing.

eduardo89
05-24-2011, 03:51 PM
Oh and these were municipal and regional elections, not national parliamentary elections which are next year.

outspoken
05-24-2011, 04:00 PM
Is there anyone in Spain that does not worship the state??

nobody's_hero
05-24-2011, 06:38 PM
Great, so their choices are the same as ours.

A) War and socialism

B) Socialism and war

(vote once)

Anti Federalist
05-25-2011, 02:03 AM
No, it seems as if the Peoples Party, which is a neconservative party (the guys who got spain into iraq) was the winner. Although here in Spain the vote is usually split three ways: Socialist Party, Peoples Party and regional/nationalist parties which tend to be left wing.

Thanks for the "local knowledge".


Great, so their choices are the same as ours.

A) War and socialism

B) Socialism and war

(vote once)

Priceless...!

zadrock
05-25-2011, 02:40 AM
Is there anyone in Spain that does not worship the state??

Jesus Huerta de Soto?

Austrian Econ Disciple
05-25-2011, 02:43 AM
Jesus Huerta de Soto?

Phillip Bagus also. He teaches @ University Rey Juan Carlos (though Bagus is German).

JohnEngland
05-25-2011, 02:44 AM
Jesus Huerta de Soto?

I saw him give a speech live in London! Very nice man, as all Austrians seem to be...

hugolp
05-25-2011, 03:56 AM
The other parties aren't much better. I didn't bother voting.

Check this new party: http://www.p-lib.es/

Its a real classic liberal - libertarian party for Spain. Check who they have among their philosophers: http://www.p-lib.es/pensadores-libertad/ Im sure youll like it.

I gave an economic talk to their group in Barcelona last week.

One Last Battle!
05-25-2011, 05:30 AM
Check this new party: http://www.p-lib.es/

Its a real classic liberal - libertarian party for Spain. Check who they have among their philosophers: http://www.p-lib.es/pensadores-libertad/ Im sure youll like it.

I gave an economic talk to their group in Barcelona last week.

When did they pop up?

hugolp
05-25-2011, 07:02 AM
When did they pop up?

They started like a year ago or so, and right now they are the third party in the social media, but still pretty unknown outside the internet. Not bad for being active only a year.

randomname
05-25-2011, 08:15 AM
Still, the 3 main parties PP, PSOE and CiU lost over a million votes altogether

oyarde
05-25-2011, 10:32 AM
Still, the 3 main parties PP, PSOE and CiU lost over a million votes altogether

Interesting

eduardo89
05-29-2011, 07:33 AM
Phillip Bagus also. He teaches @ University Rey Juan Carlos (though Bagus is German).

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos offers a masters in austrian economics! My former Econ professor at IE Business School here in Madrid also teaches there and he's a Mises fellow. His name is Gabriel Calzada.

One Last Battle!
05-29-2011, 08:17 AM
They started like a year ago or so, and right now they are the third party in the social media, but still pretty unknown outside the internet. Not bad for being active only a year.

Did they actually run? If so, did they get many votes?

Cap
05-29-2011, 06:42 PM
Is there anyone in Spain that does not worship the state??

Eduardo89?

eduardo89
05-31-2011, 06:38 AM
Eduardo89?

lol +1