The parliament of Spain's Catalonia region on Thursday called for a vote on the future of Spain's monarchy on the same day Spain's King Felipe was due to visit the region for the first time since his enthronement.
The Spanish government has refused to allow a march in Madrid on Thursday by republicans which was scheduled to coincide with the enthronement parade of Prince Felipe.
Spain's government is crafting a new legal shield for King Juan Carlos after he steps off the throne and loses the absolute royal immunity that has protected him for 39 years.
Spain's King Juan Carlos will not be on hand to witness the enthronement of his son Prince Felipe with the Royal Palace saying he doesn't want to steal the limelight on the historic occasion.
Despite initial reports that Spain's future King Felipe would be sworn in in a low-key ceremony, authorities now say the country's new monarchs should celebrate their enthronement in a procession through the streets of Madrid.
Spain's MPs have overwhelming approved the abdication of King Juan Carlos, paving the way for his son Prince Felipe to become the country's new head of state.
Spain's major parties on Wednesday defended the role of the monarchy in Spain on Wednesday morning during a lively debate in the lead-up to a vote which will approve the abdication of King Juan Carlos.
Spanish MPs are set on Wednesday to rubber stamp the abdication of King Juan Carlos, amid noisy protests calling for a republic, paving the way for his son Felipe to assume the scandal-hit monarchy.
The Spanish Government will pull out its biggest weapon for a critical parliamentary debate on Wednesday with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to defend King Juan Carlos's right to abdicate. It's all part of the process of approving a bill which will make Crown Prince Felipe the country's new monarch.
The majority of Spaniards want a referendum on the future of the monarchy, according to a poll published Sunday, less than a week after King Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of his son.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand a referendum to abolish Spain's monarchy, just days after King Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of his son.
Spanish lawmakers will swear in the future King Felipe VI in a low-key, secular ceremony in parliament with no foreign dignitaries invited, the palace said on Thursday. The date for the historic event is yet to be confirmed with Spanish media reporting it could as early as June 18th.
King Juan Carlos should continue to enjoy privileged legal status after his abdication is formally approved by the Spanish parliament, the Royal Palace said on Thursday.
A coalition of some of Spain's largest left-wing and environmentalist groups on Thursday published a declaration calling for the Spanish people to be allowed to decide on the future of the monarchy via a referendum.
With relations between Catalonia and Spain's central government at rock bottom, The Local spoke to Catalan historian Àngel Casals to find out if the imminent arrival of a new king could help calm the troubled waters.
Spain's government on Tuesday approved legislation to bring into force King Juan Carlos's abdication, a day after the 76-year-old announced he would hand the crown to his son Prince Felipe, but the exact level of support for the bill is yet to be determined.
Why did Spain's King Juan Carlos choose Monday to announce his abdication? And could the country really see a referendum on the monarchy? These are just two of six key questions surrounding the king's decision to step down.
It was famously said that in Spain, "nobody resigns", despite years of crisis and scandal. Now all that has changed, thanks to a man who was once adored as the saviour of democracy - and who was supposed to have a job for life. Alex Dunham asks what happened.
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned on Tuesday that a referendum on the future of the monarchy, demanded by anti-royalists after King Juan Carlos announced his abdication, would require a change to the constitution.
Spain will have a new king in three to six weeks, Spanish media are reporting. Here The Local outlines the process that will turn Crown Prince Felipe into King Felipe VI.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Spain on Monday evening calling for a referendum on the future of the country's monarchy in the wake of the abdication of King Juan Carlos.
Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Madrid on Monday to protest against Spain's scandal-tainted monarchy and demand the return of a democratically elected head of state.
