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"And yet, Juan Carlos remains adamant: He wants to be the king he was.
That’s not the problem: He is the king he was. It’s his kingdom that is no longer the same".
The Old King of the New Spain - NYTimes.com
The situation reminds me of Italy in 1946. If King Victor Emmanuel had abdicated sooner, his son King Umberto would probably have won the referendum that year that ended the monarchy.
Queen Sofia and Prince Felipe are most popular spanish royals with King in 3rd and Letizia last for the core SRF.
Doña Sofía reina en las encuestas internas encargadas por Zarzuela - Noticias de Casas Reales
I dont know about this poll but the latest big El Mundo poll had the same result, Queen and Felipe being the most popular members.
I don't think anybody disputes that Felipe is not popular or not ready to reign.
El Mundo didn't have a poll to show Letizia was the most unpopular member of the core SFR, last time it was JC by a big margin. Some journalists were talking about the internal polls, that was conducted by Zarzuela, not El Mundo. My point was that if it was internal poll to see the standing of the monarchy, nobody knew how Zarzuela did the poll, Zarzuela should keep it to themselves instead going around claiming JC was no longer the least popular, Letizia was. it just shows how desperate and pathetic JC and his grey men have been trying to raise his popularity and keep him on the throne.I guess it depends who does the surveys, pro-monarchists will have ok results especially regarding Letizia while others will claim that she is the most unpopular member of the core SRF (also confirmed by El Mundo).
And how can you not think that the SRF is not involved in corruption after what happened. Felipe will have to work hard not being guilty by association. We'll see if he manages to get those multi billon dollar deals that JC manages to pull off the Arab countries.
I think the abdication is just what is needed in Spain. It may not make much difference to the economy etc, but it may give people/society some sort of a feeling of hope and something new to look forward to. I am confident Felipe will be a good monarch and will do all he can for Spain. He will reign in his own way and be a force of strength.
The future will be difficult, it may hold a referendum and the end of bipartisanship that is as old as JC's reign. The republican movement will become stronger. With Felipe, the monarchy has a better chance to survive, but now with the old King gone, the gloves are off for all parties of interest. Spain is not united and it will show now even more.
1978 is a long time ago, imo...
I wonder will the anti monarchy demonstrations and celebrations at the abdication planned for this evening attract large crowds?
huh? If you think 1978 in Constitutional laws and rights is young, you have a problem:
American Constitution 1789
Australian Constitution 1900