Voters in Spain throws Bush supporter Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar out of office!
Was this what Al-Qaeda wanted? A strong lesson for political parties in India!
Voters in Spain throws Bush supporter Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar out of office!
Was this what Al-Qaeda wanted? A strong lesson for political parties in India!
If Al-Queda did the massacre of three-eleven in Spain and also wanted Anzar out of power for supporting US in Iraq war, then, it is an interesting new phenomenon from international terrorists! Terrorism has been used for the first time to change or influence democratic political outcomes in an election ever in the history of the world! Opposition Socialists have claimed victory in Spain's general election as voters apparently punished the government over Madrid bombings that may have been retaliation by Al-Qaeda for the Iraq war. Can the international terrorists do the same in India? Sure! The fact that Anzar is defeated in Spain is a bad news for those who like to live peacefully in the world! It is a great boost to international terrorists like Al-Queda. Even if Al-Queda did not do the Spain massacre, it tells them how effective that can be for regime change in a country! Think about this scenario:
Indian election is a few days away, a massive nuclear terrorism takes place and the people gets unnerved and votes the ruling party out! It is a dangerous example for all us in every part of the democratic world!
"It's a victory," senior Socialist official Jose Blanco told cheering supporters in Madrid on Sunday. "The Spanish Socialist Working Party is ready to take charge of government in Spain."
Voters, many wearing the black ribbon symbols of national grief since Thursday's attack, turned out in numbers well above the last election in 2000 amid an angry debate over who was behind the bombings -- al Qaeda or Basque separatists.
Analysts had warned the PP could be hit if voters believed a purported al Qaeda video's claims that the group had mounted its first attack in Europe and in reprisal for Spain's support for the U.S.-led war in Iraq that most Spaniards opposed.
"Clearly the attacks have taken their toll. It's a raw nerve for the electorate and that nerve has been touched," said Henrik Lumholdt, economist and head of strategy at Inversis.
Some Spaniards were vitriolic in accusing Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar of "manipulating" public opinion by spending three days blaming the bombings of four packed commuter trains on the Basque separatist group ETA, despite its denials.
Aznar, retiring as prime minister and hailing a solid economy and greater clout for a country restored to the international mainstream three decades after Franco's dictatorship ended, had taken a tough line against ETA.
Protesters shouted "Liar" and "Get our troops out of Iraq" at PP candidate Mariano Rajoy when he voted.