Spain PM, cabinet approve king abdication plan

Published June 3, 2014 5:53pm ET



MADRID (AP) — The cabinet of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday approved a proposal for emergency legislation that allows King Juan Carlos to abdicate and hand over his duties to Crown Prince Felipe.

A vote is scheduled for June 11 in the Spanish Parliament on the proposal, which is expected to pass easily because Rajoy’s center-right Popular Party has the majority of seats and the leading opposition Socialist Party also supports the legislation.

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