Spanish PM faces key vote in two crisis-hit regions

Local elections are being held in Spain’s Galicia and Basque Country on Sunday which will be a key test of the growing separatist tensions in the country.

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MADRID Local elections are being held in Spain’s Galicia and Basque Country on Sunday which will be a key test of the growing separatist tensions in the country. The elections also represent a test for Spain’s Prime Minisyer Mariano Rajoy in combat against the economic crisis. Spanish PM faces key vote in two crisis-hit regions Rajoy's right-leaning Popular Party has imposed tough austerity measures on the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, AFP reports. According to polls, the Popular Party has an absolute majority in Rajoy’s Galicia but recession and austerity measures could lead to surprises, AFP says. The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), a conservative nationalist party, was ahead in opinion polls before the Basque vote, in which nearly 1.8 million people are eligible to cast ballots. A new coalition of left-wing Basque separatists, Euskal Herria Bildu, is likely to come second. The alliance has filled the space left by the ETA-linked Batasuna party, which was outlawed in 2003. The Spanish PM is also facing growing separatism in Catalonia where local elections will be held on November 25. Catalan President Artur Mas has promised to hold a referendum on self-determination if his party wins. Tanjug

Spanish PM faces key vote in two crisis-hit regions

Rajoy's right-leaning Popular Party has imposed tough austerity measures on the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, AFP reports.

According to polls, the Popular Party has an absolute majority in Rajoy’s Galicia but recession and austerity measures could lead to surprises, AFP says.

The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), a conservative nationalist party, was ahead in opinion polls before the Basque vote, in which nearly 1.8 million people are eligible to cast ballots.

A new coalition of left-wing Basque separatists, Euskal Herria Bildu, is likely to come second. The alliance has filled the space left by the ETA-linked Batasuna party, which was outlawed in 2003.

The Spanish PM is also facing growing separatism in Catalonia where local elections will be held on November 25. Catalan President Artur Mas has promised to hold a referendum on self-determination if his party wins.

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