| Author (Person) | Mortera-Martinez, Camino |
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| Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
| Series Title | Insight |
| Series Details | September 2016 |
| Publication Date | 12/09/2016 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Spaniards currently feel that they are in a time-loop. They will probably have to go to the polls once more this Christmas, for the third time in twelve months. Neither the December 2015 election nor this June’s produced a clear winner, and the main political parties have been unable to form a government. A third election will not be the catastrophe some portray it as. But if Spain’s main political parties fail to reach an agreement even after a third election, both Madrid and Brussels will be in trouble: Spain needs to make budget cuts if it wants to avoid an EU fine, but a caretaker government cannot approve a new budget. And the EU will not be able to rely on Spain at a time when it needs to take important decisions, from how to manage the migration crisis to dealing with Brexit Britain. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.cer.org.uk/insights/spains-groundhog-day-why-madrid-needs-government |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, Spain |
