Socialist party loses elections in Spain
Conservatives sweep into power
Spain’s opposition conservatives swept commandingly into power and into the hot seat Sunday as voters enduring a 21.5 percent jobless rate and stagnant economy dumped the Socialists - the third time in as many weeks Europe’s debt crisis has claimed a government. As thousands of jubilant supporters gathered outside Popular Party headquarters, their leader and future Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy thanked Spaniards for their support, then sounded a somber note of warning.
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