Spanish King absent amid double crisis: silence from Supreme Command
As wildfires and border tensions escalate, Spain's King fails to appear. Criticism of his absence is growing. Is he above the law?
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
The King stays silent, the Supreme Command waits
As wildfires devour hectares of land and border tensions escalate, the Royal Household remains silent. The question is sweeping the country: where is the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces? The authority the Constitution vests in the King is not being exercised, and this is no minor debate: in times of crisis, the head of state should step forward.
The criticism has become widespread. It is not just that Felipe VI has not spoken out about the emergency; comments suggest he is on holiday while the country burns. Some add that Princess Leonor, after three years of training, should step up. The institution clings to protocol; the public wants action.
The historical precedents do not help. The comparison with the Green March of 1975 antiestéticatures in the analysis: it is argued that the former head of state merely complied with the guidelines of the US embassy, and that history is now repeating itself. The flag-waving right fails to see it, and those who do understand are half a century late.
The King's silence is not neutral. In a double crisis, the absence of the supreme commander becomes a first-order political problem. The unsettling fact: those who defend the institution most fiercely are the last to realise what it has always been.
As wildfires devour hectares of land and border tensions escalate, the Royal Household remains silent. The question is sweeping the country: where is the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces? The authority the Constitution vests in the King is not being exercised, and this is no minor debate: in times of crisis, the head of state should step forward.
The criticism has become widespread. It is not just that Felipe VI has not spoken out about the emergency; comments suggest he is on holiday while the country burns. Some add that Princess Leonor, after three years of training, should step up. The institution clings to protocol; the public wants action.
The historical precedents do not help. The comparison with the Green March of 1975 antiestéticatures in the analysis: it is argued that the former head of state merely complied with the guidelines of the US embassy, and that history is now repeating itself. The flag-waving right fails to see it, and those who do understand are half a century late.
The King's silence is not neutral. In a double crisis, the absence of the supreme commander becomes a first-order political problem. The unsettling fact: those who defend the institution most fiercely are the last to realise what it has always been.
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