The socialists are looking for support from the regional party that would bring them a governing stability in the Sevilla parliament. Reports are that the talks are going well, but agreement is still to be reached. The current president handed in his resignation yesterday after what he described as internal and external pressures. It appears that there is video evidence of the policeman abusing the youngsters. The investigations started after parents noted that their children's movements were unaccounted for for several hours and for no apparent reason.
International observers think that the general election has been far from just.
The Basque judge who fails to see cause for social alarm in street violence and who has therefore released a youth caught throwing Molotov cocktails is well reported by the papers this morning. The King's round of talks with all the political parties ahead of the forming of the new parliament is well reported. The colourful Zaragoza regionalist Labordeta is reported as telling the king that when he drinks a lot of local Zaragozan wine, he's capable of drinking to the monarchy. Barcelona plays host today to a conference of European press agencies, talking about cooperation in the Internet age. La Vangurdia has a report that with recent police efforts to cut crime in the cities, the criminals have been moving into the country.