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Spain's Socialists face voters' wrath over unemployment and economic stagnation at a parliamentary election on Sunday after presiding over the country's worst slowdown since World War Two.

The euro zone's fourth largest economy has gone from growing faster than any of its neighbours to stagnation in just three years and many voters blame Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero for not reacting quickly enough when the crisis hit.

Here is a timeline of events leading up to the Nov. 20 election:

Read the timeline at Reuters.com