@nprofile1q... Some context may help our non es-pol familiarized friends:
Rightwing president José María Aznar joined Blair and Bush in the Irak war with 90% of the population against it and colossal protests in all Spanish cities
On March 11 2023 the biggest terrorist attack in Spain killed >200 people. It was a direct retaliation for Irak by islamists. Aznar made police and press publish false reports attributing it to basque separatists. On 14/3/03 Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won the election.