Feb 22
Spain’s King Unpopular: Approval Of Juan Carlos At New Low After Austerity, Corruption Scandal
Posted in: Today's ChiliMADRID — When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation’s love and respect.
What happened? The immediate cause is a corruption scandal engulfing Juan Carlos’ son-in-law, Inaki Urdangarin, which has angered Spaniards in a time of crushing austerity. But the aging Juan Carlos himself has seemed increasingly out of touch with his people as they try to keep afloat in Europe’s economic storm.
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