Vote in the Spanish general election!

[celedhring]

no passions,

[The Larch]

#2 is a conservative Basque nationalist.

The tie+suit combo is likely to land you a conservative nationalist/regionalist in Spain, too.

Woah, that's unexpected. I voted for him because he looks like a stereotypical Eurocrat.

Yeah, he looks like an accountant.

Can't accountants be Basque nationalists as well? 

What you might not realize is that some nationalist parties over here are extremely establishment-y in their home regions, like PNV in the Basque Country or as CiU used to be in Catalonia, so it's not as every one of them is a fire breathing raging extremist or anything.

[The Larch]

no passions,

Ok, except for Real Madrid and reading Marca. And cigars. 

[The Larch]

Went with #7 (specs, grey beard, blue suit/tie). He looks like he's a smart, altruistic person and not a power hungry, corrupt asshole.

He looks a lot like my alcoholic stepfather did when he was coming off a bender, except a lot happier that Dad was when trying to sober up.

With no hot babes in the running, I went with #3 'cause he looks like a younger version of me, but then I realized that #5 looks even more like me.

There are worse pictures of #7 available, if you want to compare. 

[Savonarola]

There are worse pictures of #7 available, if you want to compare. 

This will be Justin Trudeau in his declining years.   

[Savonarola]

Due to my love of Bizet I went with #6.  I assume she represents a party of smugglers, gypsies, cigarette manufactures and toreadors.   

[Malthus]

Due to my love of Bizet I went with #6.  I assume she represents a party of smugglers, gypsies, cigarette manufactures and toreadors.

Isn't that, like, everyone in Spain? 

[celedhring]

That lady is actually a radical Basque nationalist (her party had been banned for years because of ties to Basque terrorism). When I google-imaged her name that photo came up and I just HAD to put that one.

[celedhring]

Today we are having the first debate, and in a surprising move, the ruling PP party is sending the current vice-president instead of the current president and #1 candidate, Mariano Rajoy (#7 in our list).

This has fueled rumors that PP might be willing to exchange Rajoy's head, who's deeply unpopular outside of their current - and shrinking - voter base, for a coalition. And nominate the vice-president instead.

But going back to the things that matter in Languish, this is a pic of the vice-president:



...and before becoming VP:

[Admiral Yi]

Remember the good old days when Yuros would mock the US for electing an actor president?

[celedhring]

She was a state lawyer before entering politics.

To be frank, I find her totally un-hot, and I'm usually perversely attracted to right-wing chicks.

[Admiral Yi]

Is the cheesecake shot from her lawyer days or her VP days?

[celedhring]

Is the cheesecake shot from her lawyer days or her VP days?

She was the speaker of the conservative party back then, before they won the 2011 election.

[Syt]

When Austrian finance minister Grasser (currently being investigated for corruption; he's also married to the owner of Swarovski, Fiona Pacifico Griffini) retired from politics at the ripe age of 38, he had a photo story in Vanity Fair. He was first with FPÖ, then ÖVP (conservatives).

[celedhring]

Yesterday's debate has become the most watched TV program of the year, with a share of 48%. Wasn't quite expecting that.

And this is how they looked:



The two at the centre are the moderators.