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Spaniards, Exhausted by Politics, Warm to Life Without a Government
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of New York Times


New York Times, October 2, 2016
Posted: October 23rd, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/03/world/europe/spain-sociali...

For the past 288 days, Spain has plodded along without an elected national government. For some Spaniards, this is a wonderful thing. No government, no thieves, said Flix Pastor, a language teacher who, like many voters, is fed up with the corruption and scandals that tarnished the two previous governing parties. Mr. Pastor, a wiry, animated 59-year-old, said Spain could last without a government until hell freezes over because politicians were in no position to do more harm. More than anything, the crisis seems to have offered a glimpse of life if politicians simply stepped out of the way. For many here, it has not been all that bad. Spain would be just fine if we got rid of most of the politicians, Rafael Navarro, 71, said inside his tiny storefront pharmacy in Madrid. Too little government is better than too much, he said. Budget money is still flowing. Government ministries are functioning. Social service recipients and civil servants are being paid. Even if no new government has been formed when the 2016 national budget expires this fall, the old budget will simply become the new budget for 2017. But ... nobody is proposing legislation, debating international affairs or even rotating Spains ambassadors. Growth is forecast to be 2.9 percent this year, almost twice the 1.6 percent eurozone average. Interest and energy rates are at historic lows. Spain, a tourism superpower, expects 74 million visitors this year. But after trudging to the polls twice already in the last year, weary voters are in no mood to vote again.

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