Felipe VI has commemorated the 40th anniversary of the failed coup of 23-F by claiming the role played in that grave moment in the country's history, the figure of his father Juan Carlos I, his "firmness and authority" that were, he said. , "determinants for the defense and triumph of democracy".

The King has highlighted how his father assumed as Head of State "his responsibility and his commitment to the Constitution" in view of the "unacceptable fracture of the legitimate and legal democratic order."

In this way, Felipe VI has granted the emeritus King the leading role that corresponds to him at that historical moment and that from the parliamentary forces allied with the coalition government, and even from the ranks of the minority partner of the Executive, it is intended to undermine.

The Monarch, in addition, has made a plea in defense of the democratic quality of constructed Spain, he has said, "for more than four decades, step by step and shoulder to shoulder", as a "prior and necessary condition for coexistence and social progress ".

That is why Felipe VI has called on citizens and institutions to commit themselves to the "defense, protection and preservation of coexistence in democracy and freedom" because, he stressed, "we know how difficult it was to achieve it and that there are always risks that can threaten her. "

The King has not ignored in his speech the need for democracy, as a living concept that it is, to face "without losing its foundations", the new challenges of society, giving space in it and recognition "to all citizens."

Felipe VI has closed his brief speech, which did not have the applause of the second vice president, Pablo Iglesias, assuring his commitment "stronger and more firm than ever" with the Constitution, as well as the vocation of the Crown to be an institution "that include, integrate and unite all Spaniards ".

His last words have served to send a message to all citizens that he has urged to continue "strengthening, increasing and enriching the path of freedom and democracy."

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