Spain Papers Review - Monday April 9 2007

Spain Papers Review - Monday April 9 2007
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By h.b. - Apr 9, 2007 - 9:36 AM

Today's El Pais front page

The latest statement from ETA dominates the Spanish papers today

El Mundo leads with a new opinion poll, and with an increase in support for the Government overall, the paper chooses to headline with the number that 75% call on the Government not to give in to the blackmail of ETA over Batasuna standing in the local and regional elections.
It comes after ETA warned that if Batasuna were not in the elections it would mean the failure of the peace process.
El Mundo has a photo of Batasuna spokesman, Arnaldo Otegi, and says ETA has offered ‘a promise of no violence’.
El Pais has the headline that the Government and the PNV Basque Nationalist Party have closed ranks against Batasuna, following the threats by ETA. The paper says the Prime Minister is calling for the Ley de Partido election law to be adhered to.
La Razón considers that ETA has launched an ultimatum to the Government to get Batasuna to be able to stand in the elections. The paper notes that the terrorists have said that the killings in Barajas were ‘a message to the cabinet’.

El Mundo has more conspiracy theory today, with alleged links between the explosives used by ETA and those found after the Madrid train bombings.

Following the Intervida allegations in Barcelona last week, El Pais says that dozens of Non-Governmental Organisations have irregularities in their accounts and management.

El Mundo has a photo of Fernando Alonso and says the Spaniard has won already with McLaren and is now leading the drivers table after two races.
El Pais has a large photo of a very happy Fernando. The paper says he devoured the Ferraris in three curves.
La Razón describes the driver from Asturias as back as chief of Formula 1.

Also front page coverage in El Mundo where a win for Real Madrid leaves them just 2 points behind Barcelona.

Many papers have the 97 dead on Spain’s roads over Easter upto 8pm last night – more than last year despite the points driving licence now being in force.

El Pais notes that seven soldiers lost their lives yesterday in a black day in Afghanistan.

And finally,
La Razón reports that only in the United Kingdom is physical punishment allowed against children, if it leaves no marks.

(ABC pdf remains offline)

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