[BLOOMBERG] Felipe VI, proclaimed King of Spain today, pledged to lead a process of national renewal, saying all Spaniards should be able to live together within the nation."The constitution recognized our diversity as a characteristic that defines our identity," Felipe said in the National Parliament in Madrid after swearing an oath of loyalty to the 1978 constitution.
"There is space for everyone," he said. "All feelings and sensibilities, all the ways of feeling Spanish. Feelings, particularly at a time of European construction, should never cause conflict, divide, or exclude people." He used the Catalan, Basque and Galician languages as well as Spanish to thank his audience at the end of his speech.
Felipe, 46, takes the throne from his father, Juan Carlos, with Spain facing challenges to its territorial and moral integrity and the economy emerging from a six-year slump.