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...Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's office in Madrid's Moncloa Palace has an almost Zen-like atmosphere - bright and spare, with cool grey walls and stainless-steel furniture. And there's something Zen-like about Zapatero himself. The Spanish Prime Minister with the beatific smile says his role is not to shape public opinion but to follow it. "I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat," he said in an interview with TIME last week. "I accept that when an overwhelming majority of citizens says something, they are right." Zapatero calls...
...government - though it opened a second line of investigation into an Islamic attack - continued to blame ETA." Whom will Spaniards believe? The Socialists (PSOE) contend that voters answered that question on March 14, when they turned out Aznar's government and voted in new Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. But the PP alleges that the Socialists illegally encouraged supposedly spontaneous antigovernment rallies on March 13, which fell within the 24-hour pre-election "period of reflection" during which campaigning is prohibited. The PP demanded the mobile-phone records of Socialist politicians, which they said would reveal...
...Iraqi Kurd origin on suspicion of terrorism. Authorities refused to comment on reports that the 10 were planning a bomb attack on soccer club Manchester United's stadium, but stepped up security at the ground. First Week SPAIN Just days after taking office, new PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero arrived in Casablanca for discussions on terrorism and illegal immigration with his Moroccan counterpart, Driss Jettou. "This visit is much more significant than just going to eat a bowl of couscous," Spain 's new director general of communications, Javier Valenzuela, told TIME. "We want to show the world...
Elected in one of the most fraught moments of Spain's modern history, the government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero takes office this week in an atmosphere of preternatural calm. On Saturday the Prime Minister, 43, was sworn in at Zarzuela Palace in the presence of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, with a Bible, a gold crucifix and a copy of the Spanish constitution before him. The changeover is more than merely ceremonial. Yes, the early days of Zapatero's government - like the final days of his predecessor's - will be overshadowed...
...Carod-Rovira denies negotiating for a cease-fire - or anything else - but was forced to resign as Maragall's deputy after news of the meeting was leaked to the press. The ETA statement also hurts Maragall's national counterpart, Socialist leader and presidential candidate José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, right before the March 14 general election...