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Spain lawmakers approve king abdication by wide margin

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Spanish lawmakers approved on Wednesday the abdication of King Juan Carlos by a wide margin, paving the way for his son Felipe to take the scandal-hit throne despite anti-royalist protests.

A law allowing the abdication was approved with 299 votes in favour, 19 against and 23 abstentions following a debate in which tiny left-wing and regional parties called for a referendum on the future of the monarchy.

Spanish lawmakers approved on Wednesday the abdication of King Juan Carlos by a wide margin, paving the way for his son Felipe to take the scandal-hit throne despite anti-royalist protests.

A law allowing the abdication was approved with 299 votes in favour, 19 against and 23 abstentions following a debate in which tiny left-wing and regional parties called for a referendum on the future of the monarchy.

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