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Growing economy brings Spanish PM no joy
Jobless rate stuck above 20% is proving an obstacle to building support in polls
Published Wed, Jul 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Madrid
SPANISH Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is finding it hard to sell economic success to voters.
While the economy is at the vanguard of growth in the 19-nation euro area this year, an unemployment rate stuck above 20 per cent is proving an obstacle to building support in polls with an election just months away.
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