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Jose Maria Aznar, former Spanish prime minister
Jose Marie Aznar, former Spanish prime minister, speaks to FRANCE 24 about the European elections, the economic crisis, his new book, and takes a few jabs at his successor, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
FRANCE 24 met José Maria Aznar, Spanish prime minister from 1996 to 2004, and former leader of the conservative Spanish People's Party (PP).
Now president of the Faez fondation, the People's Party think tank, he discusses the hot topics making the news in Spain. With the economic crisis lashing at the country's economy, Aznar blames the incumbent left-wing government for the recent spike in unemployment.
Unsurprisingly, the former prime minister hits out at government plans for a sweeping reform of Spain's restrictive abortion law.
Aznar also takes issues with what he describes as the myth of climate change, and concludes with the war in Iraq, which he backed when in power and still considers a step forward towards democracy.
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Comment about José María Aznar
(1) Why does the conservative (liberal) voters have not punished in these European Elections the corruption scandals happened in Italy with the Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, or in Valencia (Spain) with the Local Government President of PP (Spanish People's Party) named Francisco Camps ?
(2) Which is the conservative voter profile ?
(3) Why is it thought the liberals will put an end to The Crisis ?
Meet with the Star of the Placebo Party
Jun 6, 2009
Aznar the Star of the Placebo Party
Thank God spanishard liberated of this fly
and the Placebo Party. They are likewise
Castro's Regimen do more with less.
The Glabal warming environemt is not true
is only a business and I don't believe in it because am
out of the business.