With municipal votes counted, the centre-right Popular Party (PP) had a 10-percentage point lead, winning in virtually all 13 regions up for grabs , mass protests against high unemployment and the government’s handling of the economy . Young demonstrators holding sit-ins in Madrid and other cities said rallies would continue for another week . Mr Zapatero said three years of economic crisis had taken their toll . “It destroyed thousands of jobs. It is a crisis that had profound effects on citizens’ morale. I know that many Spaniards suffer great hardship and fear for their futures,” he said . Spain’s overall jobless rate soared to 21% in the first quarter of this year , the highest in the industrialised world . Youth unemployment stands at 45% . Meanwhile , thousands of young protesters remain camped out in squares across the country . What began as a sit-in in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square a week ago has turned into a national protest movement popularly known as 15-M . The protests , which have also taken place in cities including Barcelona , Valencia , Seville and Bilbao , have so far been peaceful . Demonstrators defied a government ban on political protests on the eve of the election .

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