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Various Democrats took to the internet on Sunday cheering the defeat of the party of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in the general elections. Several congratulated the Spanish people for what they saw as a justified rejection of the war on terror. Exit polls from the election showed vast numbers of the electorate blaming the terrorist attack in Madrid on Spain's support of President Bush's position on Iraq. Prime Minister Aznar is one of Bush's strongest allies, and Spain is one of the few countries that contributed significantly to the military effort in Iraq. One Democrat writing in an...

NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT The bombs in Madrid have cost the Spanish government its hold on power - they have conceded defeat to opposition Socialists in the general elections. The government of Jose Maria Aznar was judged on its response to the atrocity, in which 200 people died, and its support for the war in Iraq. Speaking after the victory, Socialist leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said his priority is to combat terrorism. Official results from Spain's general elections show the opposition Socialist Party leading the ruling Popular Party by 43.1% to 37.1%. The figures are based on results after 77%...

Socialists claim victory in Spanish election Sun 14 March, 2004 21:21 MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's opposition Socialist party have claimed victory in the general election after official results showed them leading the ruling Popular Party 43 to 37 percent with 77 percent of the vote counted.

SPAIN'S conservative ruling Popular Party (PP) and opposition Socialist Party (PSOE) were neck and neck today after the close of polling in the general election, television and radio exit polls showed. Reports variously gave the PP and PSOE between 38 and 41 per cent each, which would translate to 152-161 seats in the 350-seat parliament. Two television stations, commercial channel Antena 3 and state-run TVE, gave the Socialists around 41 per cent of the vote. Antena 3 predicted the PP had 38.5 per cent, whereas TVE estimated the ruling party had 36.9 per cent. An Opina polling institute study for...

First exit polls looks very promising.

<p>MADRID, Spain (AP) - Voters punished Spain's ruling party in elections Sunday, with many saying they were shaken by bombings in Madrid and furious with the government for backing the Iraq war and making their country a target for al-Qaida.</p>

MADRID, Spain - Spaniards voted Sunday in a general election thrown wide open by a reported al-Qaida claim that it staged deadly rail bombings last week to punish the government for supporting the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Still reeling from the bombings, which killed 200 and wounded more than 1,500, voters entered the booths, grim faced and speaking in whispers.

<p>MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Spanish voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new government amid controversy over the timing of the election in the wake of Thursday's terror attacks.</p> <p>Polling booths open at 0800 GMT (0300 ET) with candidates competing for seats in the nation's lower and upper houses of parliament.</p>