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Madrid rally. Almost half of 16 to 29 year olds in Spain do not have a job (Photo: Ametxa)

Ongoing protests rock Spain ahead of vote

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

A wave of ongoing protests has shaken Spain's political establishment ahead of upcoming regional and municipal polls, with the country's electoral commission opting to ban further street action this weekend.

Concerns are also mounting that forecast losses for the ruling Socialist party could expose the true nature of the Spain's regional debt, after a government change in Catalonia five months ago revealed the region's budget deficit to be twice as big as previously estimated.

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Madrid rally. Almost half of 16 to 29 year olds in Spain do not have a job (Photo: Ametxa)

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