Politics
The district of Salamanca had more than 72% of its votes given to the People's Party (conservative) in the Spanish regional elections of 2007 as well as in 2003 in both elections being the candidates to the City Hall and the Autonomous Community Alberto Ruiz Gallardón and Esperanza Aguirre respectively (both currently in office). The district has also voted strongly in favor of the People's Party in all the recent spanish general elections as well as the European Parliament elections in 2009 and before.
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