The parliamentary monarchy, the keystone of the democratic system enshrined in the Constitution, is the only one of our institutions that needs a special emotional bond with citizens . And the Crown has enjoyed and continues to enjoy that close communion with the Spanish, who will surely have been shocked by the decision of Juan Carlos I to go abroad .

Among the measures that the Casa del Rey was considering to distance himself from today's Emeritus, his departure from the Palacio de La Zarzuela was non-extendable . Especially since the Government, with a barely responsible attitude, began to press Don Felipe in this regard in a public and repeated manner. Don Juan Carlos has made things easier for his son and successor by accepting with serenity the departure of the residence that he has inhabited since 1960. But, also, in an effort to try to reduce the pressure that has been enduring the Crown for months, the former Monarch has preferred to leave abroad, which carries an exceptional added symbolic burden because it irretrievably refers to the painful exiles to which several of their ancestors were doomed in the past. The tear of the exile of the Royal Family marked, in fact, Don Juan Carlos very deeply in his childhood. Now, however, as expressed in yesterday's statement, he considers it essential to "facilitate the exercise of functions, from the calm and tranquility that the high responsibility requires" of the current King.

No one escapes that we are facing another decision of firmness of Don Felipe absolutely consistent with the high standard of exemplary that he has imposed on the Monarchy since he acceded to the throne in 2014. It is not, as some populists claim, any condemnation from the father to the son, but to mark necessary distances because of what there is no doubt, unfortunately, is that in the final years of his reign Don Juan Carlos carried out behaviors that are not compatible with the greatness and dignity of the institution that he He himself contributed to promote and prestige . For this reason, regardless of the course that the ongoing judicial investigation of the millionaire opaque accounts abroad that may have been known may have, the current head of the Crown has made it clear through the facts that in the "renewed monarchy for a new time " that he embodies does not fit reprehensible behaviors from the ethical or moral point of view. And hence, in March, Felipe VI starred in a first and forceful distancing from Don Juan Carlos by depriving him of his official assignment and announcing the symbolic resignation of the inheritance that may correspond to him . And now he has gone one step further with this departure from Zarzuela, essential so that past events do not continue to interfere in the present of the institution.

The current Head of State has not shaken his hand when making decisions to strengthen the Crown. But it is precisely the institution, as it symbolizes the unity and permanence of the Spanish nation and embodies a rich historical legacy of 500 years that has brought us here, against which they attack and fight those who thus try to demolish the system that we gave ourselves the citizens in 1978 . Hence, let us not fool ourselves, not even a gesture as heartbreaking as that of Don Juan Carlos will stop in his crusade all those who have targeted the Monarchy . The serious thing is that among them are even some of those who sit on the Council of Ministers and of course all the separatist supporters of the Government. Pedro Sánchez has demanded forceful gestures at the Casa del Rey. You already have them. Now your obligation is to start protecting the Crown and keep your given word to avoid being undermined by so many spurious reasons.

Justice is carrying out its work, which in no way interferes or conditions the march of Don Juan Carlos of Spain. But today is also the day to highlight its exceptional historical legacy . It is fair to recognize the great successes and outstanding performance during a long reign that allowed our country to go, in a model way, from a dictatorship to the full democracy that we enjoy. And that great work can only be ignored from pure sectarianism . The former King today faces ghosts for his personal mistakes, but his successes in the public sphere deserve to be treated at least with respect.

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