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Spanish King Juan Carlos abdicates, Prince Felipe becomes new King
Juan Carlos, the king of Spain, plans to abdicate, according to the country’s prime minister. A new constitutional amendment will reportedly be proposed to allow for the abdication. Crown Prince Felipe is to become the new monarch.
Spain’s King Juan Carlos is abdicating after almost 40 years on the throne and his son Prince Felipe will succeed him, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday...
Spaniards hold anti-monarchy protest
Thousands of Spaniards have taken to the streets of the capital to protest against the country’s monarchy.
The march was held on Saturday in Madrid, where people called for the abdication of King Juan Carlos, an end to the monarchy and an establishment of a republic.
Protesters walked with banners reading, “Checkmate to the King,” and chanted, “Tomorrow, Spain will be a Republic.”
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Spain’s princess named as suspect in fraud case
Princess Cristina of Spain (L) stands alongside her husband Inaki Urdangarin.
A Spanish court has summoned Princess Cristina, the king of Spain’s daughter, as a suspect in a corruption case involving her husband.
On Wednesday, the court in Palma de Mallorca called Cristina in for an April 27 testimony hearing over a corruption case involving her husband, Inaki Urdangarin.
“It is convenient...
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