sent in political parties have refused to tackle it.
The military will however be unable to prevent an almost certain PSOE (Socialist Party) victory on 28 October.
Their victory seems guaranteed WWITH LITE government UCD party hopelessly split. Inflation is over 15 per cent and cor ruption and incptitude rife in the government.
In the his carnest DOSTCTS. turned towards the rising sun, PSOE leader Felipe wonzaler promises ms par *Por el Cambio (for the change)'. But judging the by their record and gramme there will be litle change.
only does the VOL PSOE •TECC change the cconomic SwAC LCE BU SdIEi dealing with high prices the BETECES OLY SEESEER capitalist CUISI are CN ceedingly weak.
There will be no nationalisations and direct price control. They promise 800,000 new jobs incentives industry. But given the depth recession and the extent of Felipe Gonzales leader of Spain's PSOE the crisis of Spain's economy, it is very unlikely that they will persuade Spanish capitalists IE1vest. And as the PSOE will not force them, prices will continue to gO -210 unemployment will only get worse The PSOE manifesto still makes no provision for unemployment benefit. In its social programme there is still no Provision for an abortion They still make no pro mise purge the administration forces of reactionaries KHT AV LODOIS IUH: crease police resources against "terrorism" in the Basque region, 120OL guaranteeing the right to seit-determination.
is in Euskadi (the Basque country) that the election campaign is most dynamie killThe Conservative PNV (Basque Nationalist Party) will win most votes but the big question is how Herri Batasuna — ne TEO• tionary Basque nationalist organisation - will fare • Herri Batasuna is the party standing for socialism, independence and support for the arme struggle of ETA ('Sover eignty will not be won by arguing, but with a gun it hand')
But a survey has shown on workers plans./ an overseas airmail.
that 40 per cent of the unemployed in the Basque country intend to vote for it, and it is clear that Hetri Batasuna's support comes as much from its uncompromising B solutions to the TCICOHO! capitalist crisis as from its commit ment selldetermination.
Despite their differences with HB (notabl) over its strategy of armed struggle and refusal to sit in parliamentary institutions) the LKI (Basque Fourth Internationalists) have called for a vote for
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THERE IS A CARTOON which shows Spain's political leaders ready on a starting line for the electoral race. But their reflex reaction on the sound of the starting pistol is to put their hands up terrified. The cartoon illustrates clearly how the threat of military intervention is still pre- Spanish political life and how