From Cliff Thies:

On Sunday, May 20th, Zapatero's Socialist Party will probably lose massively in state and municipal elections across Spain. Combined with their loss of Barcelona last year, the Socialists will find themselves reduced to opposition status in all of Spain's major cities and most of its states and autonomous regions.

To try to stem the hemorrhaging, Zapatero has already announced that he will not seek another term as Prime Minister in next year's national election. The Socialists are hoping that the voters of Spain will choose his number two man and a continued prostrate economy, with 20 percent unemployment, rather than the ignominy of Mariano Rajoy (foto) of the center-right People's Party, whom they consider deficient in charisma.

Gracias por el foto a laverdad.es