Spanish Socialists Promised NATO Referendum, Then Worked to Keep Spain in Alliance

Traditionally anti-American Spanish socialists promised a referendum on NATO membership in the 1982 elections, but after winning power, they struggled to keep the country within the Alliance.

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dennik-nSlovak25d ago

Španielski socialisti sľubovali referendum o NATO. Po voľbách sa zapotili, aby krajinu v Aliancii udržali

Tradične protiamericky naladení španielski socialisti vo voľbách v roku 1982 sľubovali usporiadanie referenda o ďalšom pokračovaní čerstvej príslušnosti krajiny k NATO, teda de facto o jej vystúpení. Vo voľbách zvíťazili, no prevzatie vládnej zodpovednosti ich pohľad zmenilo. Pochopili, že zotrvanie Španielska v Aliancii je nevyhnutné, zároveň ich však zaväzoval sľub daný voličom. Referendum napokon vypísali, no v kampani členstvo v NATO obhajovali. […]

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Spanish Socialists Promised NATO Referendum, Then Worked to Keep Spain in Alliance

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Španielski socialisti sľubovali referendum o NATO. Po voľbách sa zapotili, aby krajinu v Aliancii udržali

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