The king of Spain abdicated
The king of Spain Juan Carlos abdicates in favor of his son, said the Prime Minister powers Mariano Rajoy. Oprichina own decisions monarch will inform himself in a special statement.
In the foreseeable future Spanish throne go Prince Felipe, sets CNN. He will take the place of his own father, who has decided to give up the throne. Juan Carlos is Spanish head of state and Supreme commander of the armed forces of the state.
The head of the Spanish government in the process of urgent press conference was called Juan Carlos I "tireless defender of the interests of the people." According to the version of premiere, later king himself will explain the reasons of your own denial: "His Majesty king Juan Carlos was just telling me about his decision to renounce the throne".
In the Royal court until give explanations on this issue. According to some data, renunciation connected with the state of health 76-year-old monarch. Over the past year, the king had several operations. In consequence of the difficulties with health he pondered the transfer of the throne, crown Prince Felipe.
Juan Carlos came to power in 1975, 2 days after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. His reign was marked in Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Having taken the throne, he legalized political parties and having dismissed the former ruling at the Franco regime "Spanish Phalanx".
Let's note, recently the Imperial family was at the center of several corruption scandals. Against the younger daughter of the king of Spain Cristina and her husband were put forward complaints of corruption. So, the Tribunal has put forward Infante criticism in the laundering of cash and tax offences through the company Aizoon. Most likely, the firm has been listed more than 1 million Euro of public funds by the Institute Noos. For offences in which the accused Infanta Cristina, the criminal code of Spain considers to 11 years of imprisonment. This is the 1st time in history, when testifying in court gives member of the Royal family.
In the management of the Institute Noos, in turn, was part of her husband Inaki Ochoa Urdangarin, which together with its former partner Diego Torres takes place in the framework of the criminal case on misappropriation of 5.8 million euros. The prosecution believes that Urdangarin and Torres inflated value on the services that they provided the administration of one of the Spanish cities, but the money was transferred to accounts controlled companies. They are accused of fraud, breach of trust and official position, fraud, theft of public funds.
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