Spanish PM Rajoy upbeat on economy as election race heats up


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  • Monday, 27 Apr 2015

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy talks before a government control session at Spain's Parliament in Madrid, April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday said the economy would grow 2.9 percent this year and next, creating 500,000 jobs, although opinion polls showed his People's Party losing support as voters favour a change of government.

Rajoy is betting on an accelerating economic recovery to win a second term this year in an election seen as the most uncertain in more than 30 years as the rise of new parties shakes up Spain's political order.

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