1986 Spanish general election
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The <entity_0> was held on Sunday, <entity_3>, to elect the 3rd Cortes Generales of the <entity_1>. Below is a list of the main parties and coalitions which contested the election: <entity_2> was invested as Prime Minister of <entity_1> by the Congress of Deputies on December 2, 1982, becoming the first leftist Spanish head of government in 43 years. While these plans were defended by <entity_2> in that they were vital for economic recovery and an eventual economic equalization of <entity_1> with the rest of Europe, they received widespread criticism from trade unions (including the historically Socialist-associated UGT) as well as from Socialist militants that "could not believe that Felipe was able to do this to us", leading to strikes and demonstrations opposing the government's economic policy. Finally, on April 21, <entity_2> announced his intention to dissolve Parliament and call a snap election for <entity_3>, explaining that it was his wish to prevent "political uncertainties" resulting from an autumn election that could affect the country's economic prospects during the making of the 1987 state budget. The Coalition's call for abstention in the March referendum (despite the party's official stance favouring <entity_1> permanence within NATO) had been a fatal blow to its expectations in the upcoming general election, being seen, on the one hand, as a gesture of political opportunism in an attempt to weaken <entity_2>' position and, on the other hand, as showing a lack of political guidance.
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