Word: desencanto
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Spaniards speak of their present desencanto, or disenchantment, as if it were akin to a disease. "Spain is ailing," says Jose Maria Aznar, head of the conservative Partido Popular. "A climate of anxiety has taken hold." Even the popular Barcelona Games, which have spurred an architectural renaissance in that aging port, have been besieged by Catalan nationalists insisting that their flag be flown and their anthem played. Last week police arrested seven armed members of the Catalan independence movement for plotting to kidnap an Olympic athlete or official. A newspaper headline groused, THE OLYMPICS WILL COST EACH TAXPAYER MORE THAN...
...spirited parliamentary showdown, in vivid contrast to the drab sessions of the recent past, brought to a swift end the political malaise of el desencanto -the disenchantment-that has gripped Spain in the past year. The Suárez government, after shepherding the country through a euphoric and successful post-Franco transition, has seemed increasingly bogged down by the intractable problems of 16% inflation, 10% unemployment and the stubborn wave of separatist terrorism. The partial autonomy recently granted to the provinces of Catalonia and the Basque country has similarly failed to diminish their regional resentment against Madrid. Stung...
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