Can Carme Chacón be pregnant and in the Spanish government?
The daily comments that the appointment of Carme Chacón, who took up her function as minister of Defense on April 14th, is unprecedented in Spanish politics. “It is clear that [Prime Minister] Zapatero succeeded with this decision to surprise public opinion which never thought this portfolio would be given to a 37 year old pregnant woman who calls herself ‘red-green’. … He’s made Chacón’s appointment an exercise in political marketing. Both of them succeeded in making into the Guinness, the book of world records that brings together the greatest feats and the most ridiculous acts. Chacón is the first defense minister in the world to be named while seven months pregnant. The future will tell us if this is progress or folly.
