The political paralysis currently gripping Spain isn’t as disastrous as you might think. But the various warring factions will ensure that it drags onTo some,it may discover like a case of “be careful what you wish for. The Spanish were supposed to crave a different sort of politics: a more diverse parliament, new parties and new faces who would be keener to share power in the absence of crushing majorities. And Spain got what it wanted. After December’s election there are now four middle-sized political forces, or two of them new to parliament,together with a number of smaller groups. The perfect environment for practising the art of compromise, one might say.apart from no party, or new or frail,seems willing to compromise. The country has been without a government for two months and, short of an eleventh-hour agreement – which is still possible – it is set for a few more months of what many see as a state of paralysis.
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Source: theguardian.com