Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was punched in the face during a campaign stop on Wednesday by an angry teenager.

The 17-year-old assailant asked the Spanish leader for a photograph before hitting him on the side of the head, CNN reports.

Identified only with the initials A.V.F., the teen was later seen being hauled away in handcuffs by security.

The attack took place in Galicia, an area located in Rajoy's home region. Rajoy later took to social media to let everyone know that he was "feeling good.”

On Thursday, to further prove his health and vigor, Rajoy tweeted a video of himself working out in a gym. “Happy Thursday from Barcelona,” he tweeted.

As USA Today reports, the 60-year-old leader said he refused to come to any political conclusions based on the incident.

In many ways the punch in the Prime Minister's face was symbolic of the growing divide between the young and the old in contemporary Spanish politics.

As the Wall Street Journal reports, Kiko Llaneras, a pollster for the Spanish think tank Politikon, sees the challenges that threatens Spain as breaking down along generational lines. “The biggest difference in Spanish politics now is not about left and right, but about young and old,” said Llaneras.

The unemployment rate for those under 25 has grown to 48 percent from 20 percent since 2008. Subsequently, young Spaniards are anxious for change that might serve their future.

Two parties, Ciudadanos and Podemos, have recently come to the fore to serve the needs of the younger voters. While Ciudadanos is a centrist party, Podemos is decidedly radical and is primarily concerned with keeping the county form entering into economic austerity.

The median age for supporters of the Prime Minister Rajoy’s party, the Popular Party, is 60.