Prime Minister Sets Elections for March
From Times Wire Reports
Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar set national elections for March 14 and asked King Juan Carlos I to dissolve parliament. He is not running for reelection.
Aznar, 50, has been prime minister for two four-year terms, and his conservative Popular Party is favored to win again. The party recently endorsed Aznar’s handpicked candidate, Mariano Rajoy, 48, to lead its ticket.
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