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...hugging one another. One grizzled workingman with a red bandanna on his neck embraced a well-wisher with tears in his eyes and announced hoarsely, "España socialista!" Overall, however, the crowds were relatively subdued, partly because the outcome had been so widely predicted, and partly because González had appealed for the "avoidance of any provocation" that might upset the stability of Spain's fledgling democracy...
Regardless of the specific issues raised on the hustings, the election seemed to revolve around the personal style and leadership qualities of Felipe González (see box). Criss-crossing the country during the grueling 25-day campaign, the youthful Andalusian lawyer sought to project an image of honesty and moderation...
...González's tone of reasonableness was reflected in the Socialist electoral platform. Its main focus is a plan to fight unemployment by creating 200,000 jobs annually over the next four years. Unlike France's Socialist President François Mitterrand, González does not seek to make jobs through sweeping nationalizations. Indeed, the only segment of the economy proposed for state takeover is the electrical grid. Instead, the party calls for a tightly controlled state credit program to support small and medium-size business investment in depressed areas. In foreign policy, the P.S.O.E. platform...
...González's campaign ended in Madrid, where a crowd of 200,000 gathered under floodlights to cheer him. Following an elaborate multimedia show, González appeared at the podium for his final pre-election speech. His intense, perspiring face was projected on a giant TV screen, erected over the center stage, that enabled the crowd to see the candidate's face from half a mile away. Dressed in a gray flannel suit and sporting fashionably long hair, González called the election "a plebiscite, which confronts the people with a choice between a Socialist...
...most intractable opponent for González's untested team may prove to be the economy, which will give him little room to maneuver in carrying out Socialist programs. A report issued by the Bank of Spain last week outlined an austere economic stabilization plan that includes wage limitations and a tighter monetary and fiscal policy. Most economists feel that the Socialists have little choice but to accept such measures. But in the flush of the Socialists' victory, González and his fellow moderates may come under heavy pressure from their left wing to launch radical economic...