Reply #1: The socialist party is facing defeat this election.

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Spain's ruling Socialist Party is facing defeat on Sunday, with devastating losses expected. Polls suggest that voters will punish the party for their handling of the economic crisis.

Spain's unemployment rate was 21.19 percent in the first quarter of this year, the highest figure in the industrialized world. In February unemployment for under-25s, stood at 44.6 percent.

Spain is currently experiencing the biggest protest movement since the country was first plunged into a recession in 2008. The protests are are being led by the same Socialist Party being blamed for the country's devastated economy.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15095512,00.html