Spain Election 2008

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Agence France-Presse: Spanish PM says majority "sufficient, solid" (March 10, 2008)
2. TIME: A Polarized Win for Spain's Socialists (March 9, 2008)
3. France24: Spain's Socialists in big election win: exit polls (March 9, 2008)
   • "Spain's ruling Socialists won general elections Sunday but may be just short of an absolute majority, exit polls showed, after a campaign focused on the slowing economy and rising immigration."
4. Times Online: Spain votes in the shadow of terrorism (March 9, 2008)
5. San Diego Union-Tribune: How Do Spain's Parliamentary Elections Work? (March 6, 2008)
6. Reuters: Main Issues in Spain's Parliamentary Election (March 6, 2008)
7. ABC News: Spain Campaigning Ends After Killing (March 7, 2008)

Spain Election 2008 News

• Google News: Spain Election 2008
• CNN: Spain PM loses investiture vote (April 9, 2008)
• The New York Times: Spain’s Voters Deciding Nation’s Course in Close Election (March 9, 2008)
• Bloomberg: Leading in Spain's General Elections, Exit Polls Show (March 9, 2008)
• CNN: Terrorism returns to haunt Spanish polls (March 9, 2008)
• Washington Post: Spain's Voters at Loggerheads (March 9, 2008)
• Al Jazeera: Spaniards vote in tense elections (March 9, 2008)
• BBC News: Spain votes in national elections (March 9, 2008)

Spain Election 2008 - Isaias Carrasco Murder

• Mahalo's page on Isaias Carrasco
• TIME: Killing Chills Spain's Election (March 7, 2008)

Spain Election - Lead Up

• The Guardian: Bogged Down in Well-rehearsed Arguments (March 5, 2008)
• BBC News: Spain Rivals in Pre-Poll TV Clash (March 4, 2008)
• Reuters: YouTube Brings Weirdness to Spain Election (February 20, 2008)
• International Herald Tribune: Church Vote Recommendation Angers Socialists (February 1, 2008)  
  • "In a statement Wednesday, the Spanish Bishop's Conference statement said that while 'Catholics may support and join different parties it is also true that not all (electoral) programs are equally compatible with the faith and Christian demands in life.'"

Spain Election 2008 - Background and Issues

• Wikipedia: Spanish General Election 2008
• Angus Reid: Election Tracker: Spain
• IFES: Election Guide: Spain
• Christian Science Monitor: Economy Eclipses Gay Marriage (March 7, 2008)
• BBC News: Economy holds strong ahead of Spain election (March 7, 2008)
• The Economist: Spain's Election -Spanish Customs (February 28, 2008)  
• The Economist: Rivals in Profligacy (February 14, 2008)
• MSNBC: Spain's Conservatives Eye Headscarf Ban (February 8, 2008)
• The Economist: Zapatero's Bear Fight (January 24, 2008)
• United Press International: Spain Dissolves Parliament, Calls Election (January 16, 2008)

Spain Election 2008 Blogs and Commentaries

• Typically Spanish: Miserable Winner, Miserable Loser (March 6, 2008)
• Spain Economy Watch: Spain's Election Hubris (February 6, 2008)
• South of Watford: Spanish General Election 2008...The Invasion Of The Tax Cutters (January 31, 2008)
• Electoral Panorama: Spain Election 2008: Redistribution of Seats Favors Socialist Party (January 16, 2008)