Spanish general election 2008

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Economic_recovery
30 days
Education reform
Job creation
Social welfare
gptkbp:coalition gptkb:None
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:date March 9, 2008
gptkbp:demographics 18 years
Significant influence
gptkbp:election gptkb:Central_Electoral_Board
gptkb:2004_Spanish_general_election
over 22,000
2011 Spanish general election
National election
Indicated Socialist lead
Zapatero continued as Prime Minister
gptkbp:election_result Socialist majority government
gptkbp:electorate_size 34 million
gptkbp:historical_significance First election after the 2004 Madrid train bombings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish general election 2008
gptkbp:incumbent_prime_minister gptkb:José_Luis_Rodríguez_Zapatero
gptkbp:is_debated_in Televised debates
gptkbp:major_issues Immigration policy
Social policies
Catalan independence
Economic crisis
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive
gptkbp:notable_release March 10, 2008
gptkbp:participating_nations gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Spanish_Socialist_Workers'_Party
gptkb:Mariano_Rajoy
gptkb:People's_Party
gptkbp:polling_results People's Party 40.1%
Socialists 43.9%
gptkbp:public_perception 176 seats
gptkbp:result Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won
gptkbp:seating_capacity 169
350
gptkbp:significance Second consecutive victory for the Socialist Party
gptkbp:voter_turnout 75.5%
gptkbp:voting_method Secret ballot
proportional representation
gptkbp:women_vote Increased participation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_general_election_2011
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6