The result is that cities such as Santa Ana, which is now 70% Latino, are hotbeds of social discontent.

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Concrete cancer, poor maintenance and the vandalism of social discontent have had their way - down it will come.

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One politician who might be well-placed to ride a wave of social discontent is Viktor Yanukovich, leader of the Party of the Regions, who draws his support mainly from the Russian-speaking south-east.

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The hesitation of Prime Minister Rajoy to request intervention clearly aided the decision to downgrade, his continued delay risks increasing the possibility of unrest and social discontent as we saw in Greece.

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Poverty remains pervasive, fuelling social discontent.

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But this only fanned the flames of discontent among Social Democratic supporters, who worry that the nuclear phase-out will simply make electricity costlier and jobs even scarcer.

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All these measures are intended to address the root problems of public discontent and help maintain social stability.

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Trying to tap into popular discontent, especially among the squeezed middle class, Labour has focussed its campaign almost exclusively on social and economic reform.

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