The exile of former King Juan Carlos not only surprised Spain, it also caused tension in the PSOE-Podemos coalition government. "I respect the decision of the Royal House to remove (those responsible) from supposedly questionable behavior ... Spain needs stability and strong institutions , " Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday at the meeting. 'a press conference.
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The second vice-president of the Spanish government, Pablo Iglesias who belongs to the Podemos party (radical left), for his part, affirmed on Twitter that "the flight abroad of Juan Carlos de Bourbon is an attitude unworthy of a ex-head of state… Juan Carlos I will have to answer for his acts in front of Spain ” . The PSOE-Podemos coalition government met in an electric climate after Podemos number two Irene Montero criticized the PSOE for meeting with centrist Ciudadanos without notifying her coalition partner
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