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re: King Juan Carlos of Spain Abdicates in Favor of His Son
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:16 pm to Dandy Lion
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:16 pm to Dandy Lion
I visited Spain not long after Franco died.
We had locals taking us through the country.
They all said, for all his faults. Franco gave them a middle class, and arranged for the peaceful transfer of power, by bringing Juan Carlos to the throne, and allowing for democratic elections for a Parliament.
Franco was a rare breed. He held on to keep the Communist from taking over, and then gave the Spanish an opportunity to self-govern.
The monarchy is a figure head, but does give Spain stability.
We had locals taking us through the country.
They all said, for all his faults. Franco gave them a middle class, and arranged for the peaceful transfer of power, by bringing Juan Carlos to the throne, and allowing for democratic elections for a Parliament.
Franco was a rare breed. He held on to keep the Communist from taking over, and then gave the Spanish an opportunity to self-govern.
The monarchy is a figure head, but does give Spain stability.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 10:36 pm to redandright
Screw Franco and what he did to the Basque people.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:45 pm to redandright
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by bringing Juan Carlos to the throne, and allowing for democratic elections for a Parliament.
Except that he intended for Juan Carlos to be his successor, not to establish a constitutional monarchy. Even when Juan Carlos took the crown, he had to do so under Franco's restrictive laws that required him to pledge fealty to Movimiento Nacional, the only legal political party at the time of FF's death. It wasn't until the crown was on his head and Franco was long rotting did he have the legitimacy to tell the army and the Francoist right wing that he was going to transition to a democracy.
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