The Center-Right Party won in Spain, and the socialists were trounced. Spain now becomes the fifth European country to change governments during this economic crunch. The people don’t seem to think that the situation will improve in the country, but it was clear they wanted to punish the party that had been ruling in Spain for so long. We’ll see whats policies the new government is able to implement.
The protests in Cairo turned violent as opposition to the military grows. The protesters are a diverse group, so it’s hard to characterize the nature of the protest. With elections a week away, we’ll see if the military tries to postpone them. I doubt that it would do anything so foolish, but widespread violence could have a significant effect on the outcome.
This article is tragic but not unexpected. Given the economic stresses on the world’s economies, it was optimistic to think that progress could be made on measures to protect the global environment. Nonetheless, the failure to reach an agreement means that individual nations will have to make their best efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A international treaty is not absolutely necessary for progress, but it would have made the national efforts a little easier.
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