2004 Spanish general election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns February 2004 to March 2004
gptkbp:championship 11,000,000
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:date March 14, 2004
gptkbp:demographics older voters favored PP
young voters favored PSOE
gptkbp:election gptkb:José_María_Aznar
gptkb:election
economic reforms initiated
PP faced declining support
PSOE led in polls before election
Zapatero withdrew troops from Iraq
new policies on social issues
gptkbp:election_result March 15, 2004
PSOE majority government
gptkbp:election_year March 14, 2004
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:terrorism
impact on European politics
shift in Spanish politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2004 Spanish general election
gptkbp:international_response widely observed by international media
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:terrorism
gptkb:economy
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive coverage of bombings
gptkbp:minor_parties gptkb:United_Left
gptkb:Basque_Nationalist_Party
other regional parties
Catalan parties
gptkbp:new_prime_minister gptkb:José_Luis_Rodríguez_Zapatero
gptkbp:political_impact increased political engagement
rise of new political movements
new political alliances formed
change in foreign policy
social reforms introduced
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Spanish_Socialist_Workers'_Party
gptkb:Mariano_Rajoy
gptkb:People's_Party
gptkbp:ppvotes 9,000,000
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:2000_Spanish_general_election
gptkbp:psoevotes 11,028,000
gptkbp:public_perception 176
50% + 1 seat
gptkbp:result PSOE formed government
PP lost 64 seats
PSOE gained 35 seats
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won
gptkbp:seating_capacity 350
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Madrid_train_bombings
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:2008_Spanish_general_election
gptkbp:voter_turnout 75.66%
high compared to previous elections
gptkbp:voting_method proportional representation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfredo_Pérez_Rubalcaba
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4