Join "them"

Expectations have been met: Spanish People´s Party (PP) will lead the country for the next four years. I am scary. Big words appear in my mind: Protectionism. Cutting. Control. Reforms. Changes...

All these words are associated with different areas in economic, political and especially social policies: Protectionism of the market, control from the state under enterprises, privatization of social services, education cuts, reform on the law of dependency law reform, regulation on the political system, ect.

As a consequence of the crisis, many governments have changed their political structure in the countries. In Europe, first it was Greece who changed its political government to the economist Papademos as a new head of the country. Italy was next with the resignation of Berlusconi and the establishment of a provisional government with M. Monti as a new Prime Minister. Now it is the time for Spain. Mariano Rajoy waas elected yesterday 20 of November as a new President of Spain. As his program says, "[He] will be the President of all Spanish people, and he will always set the common interest above any particullar interest".

However, and altough he got the absoluty majority on the eleccions and the Spanish mainland has been "dyed on blue" (the color of PP´s party), there are still different perceptions on how to procede with the changes. In that sense, I am restless. Many untouched areas as homosexuality, abortion law, privatizing health care and the next changes on education and pensions will provoke conflicts between different ideologies, and mentalities (here the Catholic Church plays an special role). I do not know how Rajoy will address these issues, but they will not be easy, and he will not be able to meet the demands of everyone, but if I could meet the needs of the disadvantaged (i.e. homosexuals, but do not know if that's what it includes his social policy...). What is necessary is a change in the course of the economy and to restore confidence of the Spanish is the first challenge of the new president, both within Spain and its role with the European Union (especially satisfying the demands of the European Central Bank).

There is a delicate time for Spain where the right decisions have to be made the sooner the better. I personally think that even I do not share some of the social policies of the People´s Party and the changes they are going to make, they are now how can solve the economic problems in Spain, let them act...but at the moment, as I said, change is served.