Juan Carlos I [1], King of Spain, publicly announced on June 2, 2014, his decision to abdicate [2] in favor of his son Felipe [3], current Prince of Asturias.
Although most of the reactions [4] [es] from the Spanish political class acknowledges and praises Juan Carlos’ actions during his period as king, there is a leftist sector demanding a referendum [5] [es] to proclaim the Republic.
In the past few years, the Spanish monarchy has lost part of its prestige due to acts of corruption that involved people [6] related to the Crown, or to indiscretions by the King himself, but mostly due to the economic crisis that affects most of the Spanish people, especially the youth [7].
On Twitter there are calls [8] [es] to rallies in several Spanish cities asking for a return of the Republic.
Se están convocando concentraciones pro #ReferendumYA [9] por todo el estado a las 20H. Iremos informando de las convocatorias #aporlatercera [10]
— Democracia real YA! (@democraciareal) June 2, 2014 [11]
Rallies have been called for #ReferendumNOW all around the state at 20H. We'll keep you posted.
#ReferendumYA [9] para que la juventud pueda decidir sobre su futuro pic.twitter.com/emiZnYX9HF [12]
— Juventud SIN futuro (@juventudsin) June 2, 2014 [13]
#ReferendumNOW so the youth can decide their future.
Mapa convocatorias 20h +100 ciudades https://t.co/DgcYzr6Z9Q [14] #abdicaelrey [15] #ReferendumYA [9] #APorLaTerceraRepublica [16] pic.twitter.com/oL3n1Gp0y6 [17]
— JuanLi (@_JuanLi) June 2, 2014 [18]
Map of callings at 20h +100 cities.
We'll keep you all posted.