
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was elected for terms as Prime Minister of Spain in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012.
Some of the main actions taken by the Zapatero administration were the Spanish troops withdrawal from the Iraq war, which resulted in long term diplomatic tension with the George W. Bush administration, the increase of Spanish troops in Afghanistan, the idea of an Alliance of Civilizations, co-sponsored by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the legalization of same-sex marriage, reform of abortion law, a controversial peace negotiation attempt with ETA (a proscribed terrorist organisation), the increase of ... »
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