Irate warriors bear grudges from past but lack vision

Spanish voters went to the polls faced with a choice between PM José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy of the right, neither of whom laid out a coherent vision, write Elaine Sciolino and Victoria Burnett.

THEY are two angry political warriors bearing grudges from the past, each convinced the other is a liar and an incompetent destined to destroy the country.

Spanish voters went to the polls in a general election yesterday, a rematch of the bitter contest four years ago between Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on the left and Mariano Rajoy on the right.