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Video. President Donald Trump said he wants to “cut off all trade with Spain” over NATO spending, adding “we don't want anything to do with Spain." His comments came during a meeting between him and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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[–] Foni@piefed.zip 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'll tell you a secret, we Spaniards also oppose the monarchy according to the polls, but our leaders have been very careful never to ask about it and it is not a priority for anyone, so here we are

[–] realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is the monarchy in spain even that much of a problem? Afaik, most monarchies around the world are purely for representative reasons without any real power connected to those positions or titles. Is that different in spain?

[–] Foni@piefed.zip 2 points 3 days ago

The previous king (obviously the father of the current one) who abdicated and is still alive has had great controversies both for his relaxed sexual life (for being elegant speaking) and for certain bank accounts with money of unclear origin. That was the reason he abdicated.

Taking this away, it is true that it is not a problem that we Spaniards think too much, but when the polls ask, the majority option would be to change it for a republic