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| Spanish Senate approves King Carlos abdication |
| 2014-06-18 |
| [Iran Press TV] The Spanish Senate has approved King Juan Carlos's abdication, clearing the path for his son to accede to the throne. The legislation to pass the throne to Crown Prince Felipe was approved on Tuesday by the ruling conservative Popular Party and the main opposition Socialists. The law will be formally ratified by King Carlos on Wednesday and 46-year-old Filipe will be proclaimed king at a ceremony in the parliament on Thursday. Lawmakers of the country's lower house approved the abdication on June 11. It will be the first royal succession of the post-Franco era. Seventy-six-year-old Carlos says he is stepping down after a four-decade reign so that younger royal blood can deal with the country's economic problems. As the new King, Felipe has to restore the monarchy's image after his father fell out of public opinion in 2012 as he took a secret luxury elephant-hunting trip to Botswana at the time one in four Spanish workers was jobless and the government was teetering on the brink of default. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 As the new King, Felipe has to restore the monarchy's image after his father fell out of public opinion in 2012 as he took a secret luxury elephant-hunting trip to Botswana at the time one in four Spanish workers was jobless and the government was teetering on the brink of default. Incredulous! The Champ would have been doing televised interviews from the ninth hole at Phakalane, telling folks back home to fokoff. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-18 03:31 |
| #1 If the senate had voted no it might have proven awkward. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-18 00:47 |