Europe | Spain’s government
Starting to worry
Once again, Spain is on the front-line of the euro crisis
|MADRID
AFTER 100 days in office, the honeymoon is over for Mariano Rajoy. Spain's prime minister has lost an important regional election. Bond yields are creeping up again. On March 29th disgruntled Spanish workers were due to hold a general strike to protest against the government's reforms and austerity. Spain, the euro zone's fourth-biggest economy, is once more becoming its biggest headache.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "Starting to worry"
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