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If Spain had not been hit by terrorist attacks on March 11, 2004, Mariano Rajoy would now be at the head of the Spanish government. The successor to Jose Maria Aznar was tapped to be a big winner until Al Qaeda's bombs reversed the trend. Interviewed by Pascal Drouhaud, the chief of the People's Party shows no bitterness. Even though it may take a few years to regain power, he believes in a positive outcome. The government of Jose Luis Zapatero is content with reaping the rewards from the policies initiated by his predecessor & will run into problems sooner or later. Whether the issue is terrorism, demands for regional autonomy, the economy or immigration policy, Mr. Rajoy aims to make his differences with the current prime minister clear. The widest chasms are no doubt in the foreign policy arena, especially the issues of Iraq & Cuba. Adapted from the source document.

In the face of demographic change there is an urgent need for financial, social and fiscal reforms. This article looks at Southern Europe, and the case of Spain in particular, for the efforts put forward to combat the challenges of demographic change. The author identifies innovative pension system reforms, public debt reduction and the extension of working life as top priorities. Reform in these areas is crucial if Europe is to ensure a dynamic economy in the future and avoid the pitfalls associated with looming demographic shifts.

Spain comes out of the economic crisis to enter into a political turbulence. The year 2015 was indeed marked by electoral rendezvous with a number of regional elections and general elections which must be held before 20 December. And nothing will be easy, either for the Popular Party (PP) party nor for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), currently in opposition. The both are weakened, the PP for asking difficult effort to Spain, PSOE for failing to present them a credible alternative option to exit the crisis and mitigate its effects. Moreover, these two major government parties must resist the thrust of two new formations, each in its measure, promise to disturb bipartisanship that structures the Spanish political life since the return to democracy in 1978. Adapted from the source document.