Spain: King Felipe VI defends his country Constitution guaranteeing unity

The King of Spain Felipe VI delivers a speech to Parliament on the fortieth anniversary of the Constitution

The King of Spain Felipe VI on Thursday called for the fortieth anniversary of the Constitution to defend "the spirit of integration" of this founding text that guarantees "unity" of the country facing the challenge of independence in Catalonia.

The Spanish Constitution presents "a vocation of integration which does not mean uniformity, nor forget or suppress territorial diversity, nor deny plurality but assume it and recognize (these differences) a common national reality in which different ways of thinking, "he said perched perch of the hemicycle of the Congress of Deputies, where he pronounced exceptionally his speech.

This "spirit of integration" guarantees "the unity of Spain, which recognizes the autonomy of its nationalities and regions," he insisted, along with Queen Letizia and her two daughters, before the parliamentarians, former King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia and the head of government Pedro Sanchez.

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