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NEWS ABOUT: Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero stories: 15 news summaries
ANALYSIS

McCain Disses Spain's PM, One Way or Another

Will remain chilly ...
or confused Zapatero with Latin Americans

Sep 18, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain seemed to say Spain’s prime minister is an enemy of the US during an interview with a Spanish-language radio station this week, Time reports. Asked whether, if elected, he would meet with José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, McCain answered, “I will establish closer relationships with our... More »

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John McCain • Spain • Miami • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • gaffe • Election 2008 • interview • Spanish-language media

 Portugal PM
 Gets Heat
 for Smoking on Plane 

Was he just blowing smoke when he backed Portugal's cigarette ban?

May 16, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Portugal banned smoking in public places five months ago but the country's prime minister appears to have forgotten the rule his own government enacted. Jose Socrates—known to be a smoker in private—stunned passengers and triggered an uproar when he blithely lit up in the first-class cabin of a... More »

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Venezuela • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • secondhand smoke • Portugal • Lisbon • Caracas • smoking ban • Jose Socrates • TAP

Women Rule
in Spain's
New Cabinet

9 of Zapatero's 17 ministers, including defense, are female

Apr 14, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - So much for machismo. Re-elected Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced a new government this weekend, with a surprise twist: His new cabinet boasts more women than men. The eight men and nine ministras include a pregnant woman who will head the army as defense minister, the... More »

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Spain • women • equality • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • female politicians

UPDATED

Socialist Party Wins in Spain

But ruling party will fall short of majority in parliament

Mar 9, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spain's Socialist Party overcame a sputtering economy and the murder of a former councilor to win today's national election, the BBC reports. "The Spanish people have spoken clearly and have decided to open a new period without tension, without confrontation," Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a... More »

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gay marriage • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Socialist Party • Madrid • gender bias • election • economy • Popular Party

Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

Nasty campaign will weigh in on Zapatero era

Mar 8, 08 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Spaniards are bitterly divided between the ruling Socialist Party and right-wing Popular Party as they head for the polls tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. Polls do not predict a majority for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's socialists or the Mariano Rajoy-led Popular Party, but much will depend on the... More »

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Madrid bombings • Catholic Church • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Socialist Party • Spanish elections • Mariano Rajoy • Popular Party

Spanish PM: Basque Group Killed Pol

Eta separatists trying
to disrupt elections, Zapatero says

Mar 8, 08 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Spain’s Prime Minister is blaming Basque separatist group Eta for the shooting death of a party functionary a day before national elections, the BBC reports. Jose Zapatero, whose Socialist Party is expected to win the contest, painted Isaias Carrasco’s murder as an attempt to disrupt elections, but vowed... More »

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Spain • Eta • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • assassination • Spanish elections • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • Isaias Carrasco

Economy Overshadows Spanish Vote

PM in race to wire as unemployment climbs; voting is Sunday

Mar 5, 08 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Spain goes to the polls Sunday after a bitter campaign in which the prime minister and his rival have traded insults and accusations of lying. Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has maintained his slight lead and did well in this week's debate, but a raft of bad economic... More »

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Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Madrid • Spanish elections • Mariano Rajoy • economy

Spanish Voters Hit YouTube

Hundreds query candidates, but site's influence still uncertain

Feb 20, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - It's not only in the US that Internet video is changing politics: Ahead of Spain's neck-and-neck March 9 election hundreds of voters have posted questions for Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his opponent on YouTube. Zapatero has responded to several, Reuters reports, but the more strident—such... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Spanish elections • Mariano Rajoy • Spain terror attacks

Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

Iron support for US still rankles

Feb 20, 08 3:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Stiff opposition is mounting against the possibility of former British prime minister Tony Blair being named the first president of Europe. A "Stop Blair" website has been launched, and a cross-party caucus in the European parliament is forming to campaign against him. A new treaty about to be ratified... More »

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Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • Spain • Germany • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Italy • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Silvio Berlusconi • Treaty of Lisbon • President of the European Council • Benelux • Jean-Claude Juncker

Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

Zapatero meets with Vatican rep over campaign to oust him

Feb 14, 08 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is meeting today with a Vatican representative to protest the Catholic Church's call for voters to oust his Socialist party in the March 9 general election. Zapatero was infuriated by bishops' publication of "moral guidance," calling on parishioners to vote out... More »

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divorce • Catholic Church • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Vatican • Francisco Franco • Spanish elections • Basque separatists

Spain Socialists Face Suddenly Tough Election

Vote next month will be world's first big test of credit crunch fallout

Jan 25, 08 6:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The Socialist Zapatero government is facing an unexpected hitch in its re-election plans: a downtrodden Spanish economy. The vote March 9 is the first in a big nation in the wake of the world credit crunch, the Economist reports, and it will test the political fallout of a burst housing... More »

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Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • credit crisis • Pedro Solbes • Manuel Pizarro • election

Spain Deals Bullfights Fatal Blow

Spanish television yanks coverage of lethal, decreasingly popular sport

Dec 6, 07 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The traditional sport of bullfighting suffered what may prove to be a death blow yesterday, when the Spanish national television network decided not to include coverage in next year's schedule. Traditionalists are up in arms, but animal-rights advocates cheered the decision, which will eliminate the traditional Sunday afternoon broadcast of... More »

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Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • bullfighting

Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

Summit simmers when King Juan Carlos snaps at hectoring Chavez

Nov 11, 07 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - World leaders at the Ibero-American summit had a grade-school exchange yesterday, with Spain's King Juan Carlos pulling out a "why don't you shut up" when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wouldn't wait his turn to talk. Chavez ignored requests to be more polite after calling a former Spanish prime minister... More »

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Venezuela • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • King Juan Carlos I • Hugo Chávez • Jose Maria Aznar • Ibero American summit

Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

Opposition party calls move an election ploy

Jul 30, 07 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top Basque separatist leader and 17 others have been arrested in the two months since the organization ended a 15-month ceasefire with Spain. Some analysts credit luck and improved intelligence for the arrests, including last week's bust of ETA's crucial head of logistics. But some critics say the crackdown... More »

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Spain • France • Basque • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • ETA • election

Basque Separatists End Ceasefire, Threaten Spain

Country braces for renewed violence

Jun 5, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to its 15-month ceasefire, and Spanish authorities are gearing up for the possibility of bombings at tourist sites this summer. ETA blames the return to violence on PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's "fascism"; addressing the nation on TV, Zapatero called... More »

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terrorism • Spain • European Union • Eta • Basque • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • terrorist

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