Conservatives Concede Defeat in Spanish Election
By Associated Press | March 9, 2008
MADRID — Spain's opposition conservatives have conceded defeat in the country's general election.
A Popular Party spokesman, Pio Garcia Ecudero, congratulated the ruling Socialist Party, saying it appeared their victory was clear.
Prime Minister Zapatero's Socialist Party won the election despite worries about a slumping economy, immigration, and resurgent Basque militants.
The results appeared to be an endorsement of Mr. Zapatero's record, which include the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq and a drive to give more power to Spain's semiautonomous regions.
