Rodriguez Zapatero
Rodriguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; born 4 August 1960) is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election. He left office on 21 December 2011...
Rodriguez Zapatero quotes about
appreciation pride age
The Spain of today looks at the Second Republic with great appreciation and above all with satisfaction and pride for what we have been able to do in this constitutional age".
years violence needs
Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.
profound madrid intense
Given that a few days ago we had a terrible accident, a tragic terrorist attack in Barajas, in Madrid, I would like to propose to you that we show our complete condemnation, our most intense revulsion, and that we show profound solidarity with the victims.
wall pits bars
There isn't any wall, however high, however wide or however big, whatever it is made from, that can bar you from achieving a better life. There isn't any wall or pit that is in front of you to stop you from achieving a future of wellbeing.
commitment
My commitment is my commitment.
strong hard-times next
Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in the second quarter of 2009.
ideas people demand
You can be completely opposed to an ideological position, and I'm certainly not close to Aznar's ideas, however he was elected by the Spanish people and I demand that respect.
football champions-league drawing
Drawing a comparison to football, it could be said that the Spanish economy has, during this legislature, into the Champions League of the world economy, however bad that may seem to some.
drinking smoking discouraging
Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.
reading smoking
Less smoking and more reading.
party years people
How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is not. It's the final option that will end up with upset, at a dead end, reflecting the last 4 years of the Ibarretxe Plan
congratulations government names
Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]
support important done
...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.
maturity common-sense voting
Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.