Word: ticos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...working-class suburb of Vallecas, so leftist that even in Franco days it was known as "Little Russia," a factory worker talked proudly of his Socialist vote?though he allowed that Suárez was simpático. "I am 34 and these elections are good for me, but mainly they are good for my children," he said. "We don't want to think about the civil war. That was a crime. Brother against brother. No one wants it again...
...Socialist Worker Party may garner close to 20%, while Fraga's rightist, neo-Franquista Alianza Popular is expected to poll a quarter of the vote. The most fluid situation is in the center. There the Christian Democrats, Social Democrats and a broad coalition called Centro Democrático are still discussing whether to enter the election as a bloc. Their decision partly depends on whether Suarez chooses to head such a centrist alliance in order to blunt some of Fraga's appeal. The Premier, however, can sit out the election. As a direct appointee of the King, Suarez...