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However, despite the existence of democracy in Spain, it still is the host of many political problems. Between 2015 and 2016, 314 days passed without an elected government in parliament. The Spanish did not have enough confidence in either of its parties to elect a majority, so a number of elections were held and negotiations were made before an eventual majority was received. This lack of confidence from Spanish citizens toward their government shows that despite the death of Franco and the end of the dictatorship.<\/p>\n
Adem\u00e1s, el gobierno no ten\u00eda \u00e9xito cuando un gobierno estaba formado en 2016. Espa\u00f1a ha experimentado mucha corrupci\u00f3n en su gobierno. Lo vimos en el verano de este a\u00f1o cuando Pedro S\u00e1nchez sustitu\u00eda Mariano Rajoy como presidente, despu\u00e9s de muchos esc\u00e1ndalos del Rajoy. Los espa\u00f1oles no ten\u00edan confianza en su gobierno, y el gobierno no ten\u00eda confianza en el presidente, asi que hac\u00edan un voto de cero confianza y lo remplazaba.<\/em><\/p>\n Realistically I believe that the problems in Spain\u2019s government today are a direct consequence of the ongoing legacy of Franco\u2019s dictatorship. Democracy is a much newer concept in Spain than it is in other western nations, hence it can be expected that problems will arrive. An elected parliament in Spain has barely existed in Spain for 40 years at this point, so the country is still trying to improve and maintain it. Moreover, this short period of times means that an enormous part (perhaps even 60%) of the electoral population was alive during the Franco era. This means that they grew up under a regime of fear, terror and autarky and hence may struggle to adjust to democracy more than the younger generations.<\/p>\n Todav\u00eda hay una legac\u00eda de Franco en la Espa\u00f1a de hoy. Mucha gente cree que los problemas de nacionalismo en Catalu\u00f1a y Pa\u00eds Vasco es una consecuencia directa del centralismo Espa\u00f1ol que empezaba en los a\u00f1os de Franco. En general, los espa\u00f1oles no los gusta la gente de Catalu\u00f1a, y desde mi punto de vista personal, esto es una de las legac\u00edas del Franco que ha causado el m\u00e1s da\u00f1o.<\/em><\/p>\n One of the biggest news stories throughout my time in Spain was the Catalan crisis. The Catalan region hosted an independence referendum, which was illegal and not approved by the centralist Spanish government. Riots were happening in the streets, Police were trying to prevent citizens from voting and newspapers were full of stories about what was going on in cities such as Barcelona. I lived in Andaluc\u00eda, 800 miles from Barcelona and I witnessed protests first hand. The negativity of Franco\u2019s legacy can still be seen 45 years later.<\/p>\n En la realidad, hay un nacionalismo en Catalu\u00f1a. Sienten como su propio pa\u00eds y todav\u00eda hay sentimientos malos entre Espa\u00f1a y este region, y es posible decir que este es como consecuencia de Franco.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One period of Spain\u2019s history which has always fascinated me is the Franco and post-Franco era. 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