Pressure on Felipe VI fuels debate over the Spanish monarchy's future

The monarchy in the crosshairs: who wants to remove Felipe VI?

The question has been circulating for hours in Spain's political rumour mill: is there a plan to force the king out? The term "Felon", used by the most critical sectors of the Crown, has revived an issue that seemed buried. The short answer is that nothing is confirmed, but the mere existence of the discussion is already a symptom.

The scenarios on the table

Some celebrate the mere hypothesis. "If only", is the reaction of part of the political spectrum, which sees the monarch as an obstacle to institutional renewal. This sector does not stop at the figure of the king: it extends its criticism to the entire political class, including the supposed republican alternative.

The historical comparison is inevitable. Those who warn of the risks recall the fall of the Shah of Persia in 1979 or that of Tsar Nicholas II in 1916. For them, forcing an abdication without a plan for the state would open Pandora's box. The Crown, they say, is not the problem, but the last dam against a greater crisis.

At the extreme, there are voices calling for a "decontamination" of Spain from the Bourbons, going as far as evoking military intervention. An option that clashes with constitutional reality and with the absence of support for such an adventure.

The debate's stalemate

The debate stalls for lack of evidence. No actor with real power has publicly taken on that goal. What remains is a conversation that reflects the erosion of the monarchist consensus. For now, the question has no answer.