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SPANISH DIPLOMATS GO BACK TO THE UNITED REICHS OF REITZMAG AS THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THE END OF ALL THE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES

The URR Spanish diplomats taking off from Antequera

Julia Otero: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Alfonso Dastis; and the Minister of Local Government, Juan Ignacio Zoido, have announced that the Spanish diplomats that were rescued from Reitzmag are coming back this night and the embassy will be reopened from tomorrow morning. Dastis refeared to this decision as "the end of the war in the URR and the management to get an agreedment". Juan Ignacio Zoido, Minister of Local Goverment, has announced that "risk has gone away and the extraordinary measures that we have taken are going to be removed this night from 0:00 CET."

JO: About the recognition of the new former state of Icholasen, Mr. Dastis said that "we are not going to recognise new Icholasen until a democratic process is held. At the moment, Queen Anastasia is the Icholasen's head of State for us. Still, we don't understand how did the United Reichs of Reitzmag recognised a communist uprise in Icholasen, even if they tried to push them off from their own country. It's a complete mess what is going on there, and we'll be expecting everything closely to be ready to take new measures if needed."

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ALBERTO GARZÓN (IU): ICHOLASEN IS TRUSTWORTHY WHILE REITZMAG HAS LOST ITS MIND

Today in El País we've interviewed Alberto Garzón, leader of IU (A coalition of Communists parties of Spain), PCE (Partido Comunista de España) and Vice-Secretary of Unidas Podemos, the far-left party leaded by Pablo Iglesias.

Journalist: What do you think about our Government?

Alberto Garzón: This oppresive government leaded by Mr. Jesús Aguilar is getting us to nowhere. At least, the Government has showed to Europe that in case of a huge European War, we're ready to stay neutral and isolate ourselves from the rest of Europe.

J: Have you heard about the kidnap of Bernie Sanders, from the USNR?

AG: I have. Our comrades from Icholasen have all the Spanish Communist Parties support, specially from Izquierda Unida and the Partido Comunista Español, those who I do lead. Icholasen it's a very trustworthy nation, while the United Reichs of Reitzmag has definetly lost its mind. How can you kidnap someone to get planes with the intention of bombing Inquista? That only happens on the movies where people lost their minds. We should start thinking on retiring our diplomats from there before some crazy terrorist kidnaps them.

J: Could a communist revolution take place in Spain?

AG: Sadly no. We aren't enough to have a communist revolution, but we could reach the Government if people realises that we, the communists, are the only hope that Europe actually has.

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BREAKING NEWS: SPAIN FOLLOWS GALLORUM AND ANGLETER AND TAKES MEASURES AGAINST REITZMAG

An Iberia's A340-600 landing at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas Airport

The Government has taken a decision and passes a bunch of measures in response of the kidnap of Mr. Bernie Sanders, from Icholasen, by the United Reichs of Reitzmag. Measures were also taken by the governments of Gallorum and Angleter. The measures have been signed by the President, Mr. Jesús Aguilar, the Vice-President, Ms. Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and 7 Ministers, incluiding Foreign Affairs or Local Government.

In the last few hours 4 Iberia's A340-600, company of the group IAG (Iberia and British Airways plus others) have took off from Reitzmag in order to bring Spanish tourists back to Reitzmag, and Reitzmatic companies have evacuated all of those that have refused to get the Spanish Nationality in order to keep their job. As far as we can know, the Reitzmatic ambassador, who has a very similar appearance to the Ex-Minister of the Government in 2004, Mr. Federico Trillo, has not alredy left our country. The Spanish ambassador in Reitzmag is spected to arrive at 21:00 CEST, and at 22:00 CEST, the same will happen with all the tourists on Reitzmag, more than a thousand.

The President is expected to give a press conference the 1st April in order to inform the nation about the measures and how this operative has developed.

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BREAKING: SPANISH GOVERMENT COMPLETES THE PLAN AFTER THE HARD MEASURES AGAINST REITZMAG

The Guardia Civil arresting one of the URR's Embassy Staff this morning

"The operation has been successfull. Spain has managed to complete the operation shutdown in 24h.", said Miguel Villarroya, Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa, this morning. "As far as we reach to know, no citizen from Reitzmag with the Reitzmatic Nationality is left on our country, same with our citizens there. All of them have come back to Spain arriving last night in Madrid Barajas, and then, they were distributed in buses to get them back home".

Juan Ignacio Zoido, minister of Local Government, said that 203 Reitzmatic citizens have refused to the Reitzmatic Nationality in order to get the Spanish Nationality and keep their jobs and life on Spain. He also said that "no refuses to the Spanish Nationality were made on the United Reichs of Reitzmag, so all of our citizens are back home safely." Zoido also said that the Cuerpos y Fuerzas de Seguridad del Estado, incluiding the Spanish Army, is ready to keep any Reitzmatic thing out from our country.

Alfonso Dastis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, has said that" I'm very happy with the results that the operation has given. Spain has accomplishedthe measures. The ambassador, his family and the staff are being sent back to the United Reichs of Reitzmag this morning."

The President, Jesús Aguilar, said that "Spain has showed Europe that if a nation kidnaps a very important person from other country, Spain is ready to follow the example of others, to lead or cooperate with the other European nations. We had good relations with the URR, but, as we thought when Dastis told us everything he saw, Reitzmag is a mess that doesn't know where they are going. That's why we have setted those hard measures, the hardest on the whole of the European Union. If URR dared to kidnap the Foreign Affairs Minister of Icholasen, why won't they do it with me or with any other important politician from Europe?"

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ALFONSO DASTIS: MR. GREEN'S WORDS ARE OUT OF PLACE

Alfonso Dastis has answered to the threatenings coming from the Kingdom of Reitzmag about attack Spain and suggesting we could die because of their power. Mr Green, on his letter, said that "The Foreign Minister of Spain even called us a messy place despite their country being so damn hot and him even seeing for his own eyes the beauty and luxury in the kingdom when he visited us. The Spanish Government even called the kingdom as a national enemy despite the great relations we had together just because you are afraid to die. Or maybe you all are just communists very afraid of us capitalists that we may attack you. If you are not afraid of being the next in line to Comrade Sanders, then lift the sanctions imposed to the entire nation or limit them to a lower level."

Mr. Dastis, after this happenings, came up on a Press Conference, and said the following things: "Reitzmag is still as messy as before Coventry was killed, because the whole European Union knows that Coventry didn't kill himself. If our country is damn hot, then why did tourists from the URR came here? We are not as hot as uncultures people like Mr. Green think." Then, he added some comments about the bad part of Mr. Green comments: "This letter shows the rest of Europe our reasons to consider Reitzmag a National Enemy. People like Mr. Green are a risk for the rest of Europe."

Alfonso Dastis ended his press conference talking about the threatenings coming from Mr. Green: "Spain will answer according how does the government react to this. If we need to get more sanctions, we'll get them. We are not retiring any measures to let these kind of crazy people to come to our country and kidnap people. We won't allow that. If they try to attack us, we will for sure be ready to attack them."

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TRECE TV - CATHOLIC NEWS: CARLOS AMIGO VALLEJO WILL TRY TO BE THE NEXT EU POPE

Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Arbishop of Sevilla, will be the Spanish candidate for being the new European Union Pope. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1960, he became Archbishop of Seville on 22 May 1982. Instead of going to Rome to receive his pallium from Pope John Paul II he received the pallium from Antonio Innocenti, titular archbishop of Eclano, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, on 29 June 1982 during his installation mass at the metropolitan cathedral of Seville. He has been President of the Spanish "Conferencia Episcopal" from 2010 until 2019. He is a very devote person and give donates every time he can to help poor people in Spain. He is very social and preaches everyone after the mass in Sevilla every day. He also gets part on other projects like picking clothes to donate to poor people. And now, he's trying to be the first Spanish pope in the European Union.

But Carlos Amigo Vallejo won't have an easy way to achieve his dream. He will have to face with 5 others candidates, 1 from the Kingdom of Reitzmag, 1 from Lovrovia and 3 from Angleter. We will soon see if we have "Un papa español" instead of, like we think the song says in Spain... "Un Papa americano".

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TV3 - TORRA SAYS THAT A REFERENDUM SHOULD BE GIVEN

Quim Torra, the President of Cataluña

The President of Cataluña, Quim Torra, has said on the Parlament de Catalunya that a Referendum should be given to Catalonia before this years ends, and he said that he has a major siupport from the Catalans to do it, and a whole majority in the Parlament. After those words, the other non-independentist parties have started to attack the President Torra in order to bring back the common sense to Cataluña one time at all.

Lorena Roldán and Alejandro Fernández, from Ciudadanos, mostly said the same. "We can't lose our mind once again, we can't make the Catalonians to take part on a tool to make your reputation much better Mr. Torra." Miquel Iceta, from the Partido Socialista de Cataluña, said "Mr. Torra, teh referendum is technically impossible as the ruling party, the Partido Popular, has a majority of 176 seats on the chamber, which makes impossible a Constitutional change without them". Finally, Quim Torra said that "he will do it with or without support of the Spanish Government, and ths time, he said if they would dare to arrest the brave politicians of Catalonia".

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ALBERT RIVERA SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT PLAN TO GET RURAL POPULATION COULD BE BETTER BUT IT'S ON THE CORRECT PATH

Albert Rivera, during his Press Conference at the Congreso de los Diputados

Albert Rivera, leader of Ciudadanos, has shared his thoughts about the new Government plan to get rural population. This plan has its origin in the latest European Central Bank Credit Worthiness Evaluation, which ranks Spain in the A+ zone, which means that Spain gets a medium-high credit worthiness. The European Central Bank found out that "large cities seem to dominate which means there is little rural population of activity", which means that Spain needs to invest more on it's rural environment and attract people to those village with 9 or less persons living in.

Albert Rivera has said that "the plan it's on the correct path where the government should go to, but it could be better than it actually is". On the Partido Socialista and Unidas Podemos side, they have said "this plan is not fair to those that have nothing, so we will vote against it". The Partido Popular has quickly answered this critics by saying that this is only a 1st Phase on how should things be done, and then, we will start adding more things in order to get a proper rural plan and more habitants living in Spain".

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FELIPE GONZÁLEZ AND JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR: "IF WINSTON GETS COMMISSION, EUROPE WILL BE IN TROUBLE

Felipe González and José María Aznar, together in a recent conference they have had in Madrid

Felipe González and José María Aznar have been face to face again, but this time not as rivals, but as friends. Both Presidents have taken part on a conference where many Spanish famous politicians or lawyers are taking part, talking about politics, law and some others Spanish and International Affairs, in which the nearly commission elections have been incluided apart from the Coups in places like Icholasen or Inquista, ehich both have agreed that are "dangerous for the Union, and for the neighbouring countries".

When they have been asked about who will they support on this Commission, the answer has been clear by both of them. Felipe González and Aznar have said that "the European Progressive Alliance are the ones who are getting their support, and also, they won't vote for a crazy guy or a fully interventionist guy." They have advised Spanish people about the fact that "if Winston gets commission, Europe will get in trouble. Getting Winston as an Internal Affairs commissioner is getting a crazy guy from and a Terrorist country into our institutions, because Winston is controlled by his Government for sure, apart from also putting in risk our soveranity. Believe me when I say this," said González, "freedoms are being compromised with this guy."

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION ELECTIONS: THE EPA WINS IN SPAIN

A Spanish citizen voting in Antequera this morning

It's confirmed. The European Progressive Alliance has won in Spain by a landslide, and an election night party is expected to start in Ibiza tonight in which we would be able to see the European Progressive Alliance candidates and some others European celebrities. This has been the results that perfectly shows to the European Union what Spanish people think about this elections:

Premier Commissioner:

• Whiteford: 62,50%
• Trympov: 34,50%
• Abstain: 4%

Internal Affairs Commissioner:

• Juncker: 90,15%
• Trympov: 5,81%
• Winston: 4,02%
• Abstain: 0,02%

External Affairs:

• Reynels: 90,15%
• Abstain: 9,85%

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AGUILAR AND TORRA MEET IN MONCLOA AND SOLVE THE CATALAN CRISIS

The Spanish President, Jesús Aguilar, waiting the Cataluña's President, Quim Torra in front of the Palacio de la Moncloa's entrance

It seems that what is broken can be fixed, and that is what has happened with the Catalonian Procés (Procés in Spanish). Quim Torra and the President Jesús Aguilar have both met in the Palacio de la Moncloa this morning, when no one expected a single agreedment. But they have done it and this makes the Procés to finally stop, who knows if it's forever or just for a few weeks, months or years, but we won't be seeing those battles between the Spanish and the Catalonian Government anymore. While Torra arrived with the Referendum proposal, as always, Aguilar had a more relaxed path.

After 3 hours and 45 minutes of an intensive meetings, both appeared in the Press Room together to announce what many Spanish People finally wished. "Today, I have to say that Cataluña's has got what we needed. And it's not a referendum." Said Torra while many Catalonians started to worry on their Televisions, but the Spanish President started to talk: "Spain has finally saw what our mistakes are. We were wrong when Mr. Wert said that we needed to make Spanish the Catalan kids. We were wrong when we marginated some languages and we believed that being like we were in the 70s was the right path. This has been my first meeting with Mr. Torra, and now I know it won't be the last."

Both announced that the Government would start working on the measures from May 18th and they expect to get it done in July, when all the parties will be called for a negociation to pass all the legislation. One thing is certain: Spain is facing a new era.

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SPAIN RAISES THE MILITARY BUDGET

The Spanish Ejército de Tierra

As of know, Spain spent over a 2,22% of the GDP on it's military. With the new budget being passed this afternoon, the budget will be raised to the 10,01%, being a sicnificative change that the army has recived with happiness, but also taking in count that new equipment will come a bit later than expected. The budget also brings some measures to keep Spain in the surplus zone as the Government considers the Economy as a "national matter".

The leader of the oppossition, Pedro Sánchez has said that "he won't support this outrageous budget, which is a mad idea. We need to make the economy grow as we get the Spanish more quality of life, so that's what we need in this budget." As of now, only the Partido Popular and Navarra Suma will support this budget. Still, the absolute majority of the Partido Popular provides that the budget is going to be passed and this changes will be made.

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URKULLU (PAÍS VASCO) AND FEIJÓO (GALICIA) SET 12TH JULY AS ELECTIONS DAY

2 Authonomous Communities will be facing elections this year. Galicia and the País Vasco will hold elections on July 12th after the announment of Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the President of Galicia and Íñigo Urkullu, Lehendakari of the País Vasco. Both have agreed to hold elections the same day (as it's usual) so they can save money to the Spanish Government but also to their authonomous communities.

In Galicia, the polls give an absolute majority to the President, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, with a 48% of the votes and 41 seats, keeping the same amount of seats. The Partido Socialista Obrero Español would get a 22,6% of the votes and 19 seats, getting 5 more than in 2016. The Bloque Nacionalista Galego would get a 15,3% of the votes and 11 seats, getting 6 more than in 2016 and Galicia en Común - Anova - Mareas gets a 8,4% of the votes and 4 seats, losing 10 compared to 2016. VOX and Ciudadanos wouldn't get any seats but would get a 3,1% and 0,8% of the votes respectively.

In the País Vasco the Lehendakari, Íñigo Urkullu would get a 39,5% of the votes and 30 seats, 1 more than in 2016, but won't get an absolute majority, so they will need to get agreedments in order to remain in power. The pro-ETA and pro-independence party, EHBILDU, would get a 22,8% of the votes and 17 seats, keeping the same amount of seats than in 2016. The Partido Socialista Obrero Español would get a 14,1% of the votes and Elkaerrin Podemos a 10,6%, getting 11 (2 more than 2016) and 9 seats (2 less than in 2016) respectively, which makes them sum up the same number of seats together. The centre-right coalition PP+C's would get a 8,7% of the votes and 7 seats and the far-right party VOX would get a 2,2% of the votes and 1 seat.

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EUROCUP 2020 READY TO KICKOFF IN MID-JUNE

The official ball of the Euro 2020, called Uniforia

8 nations have signed up during this week to take part in the Eurocup 2020 that Spain will host. The date to see the first kick-off is still undecided, as inscriptions for the Euro 2020 has not closed yet. At the moment, 4 stadiums have been chosen: Santiago Bernabéu, Camp Nou, Old Trafford and Celtic Park, but some as the Benito Villamarín, Mestalla or the Principality Stadium, which are ready to start preparing theirselves for the Euro 2020 if they are selected. Gallorum, Angleter, Malborya, the Ottoman Empire, Pravoslaviya or Taltovia haven't still confirmed if they will take part on the competition.

Also 5.000 Reitzmic citizens will be allowed to enter Spain in order to cheer their team in this Euro 2020. The Government will publish a guide to explain everything that they will be able to find in Spain and what security protocols will be followed, as Spain applies "special and very specific measures" to the Kingdom of Reitzmag.

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MADRID NUEVO NORTE - MADRID'S GOVERNMENT PASSES THE PROJECT AND WILL SEARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

Madrid Nuevo Norte, in Virtual Reality

The Madrid Nuevo Norte project, wich pretends to give the borough of Chamartín and the north of the city of Madrid a brand new modern and futuristic look, it's ready to start searching for internatioanl investors. BBVA, ADIF, DUCH (now knows as DCN) and the building enterprise San José are the national investors for this project, which makes the exact amount to pay for it. But, this enterprises has decided to host a bid to allow international investors from all Europe (except those countries that are not allowed to invest in Spain like the Kingdom of Reitzmag) to take part in this project, which will reshape approximately 2,65 million square metres of land and create 241.700 new jobs.

The plans include the construction of at least 3 skyscrapers, at a height of 330 meters and stipulates the creation of 348 new office buildings and 11.700 apartments. The plans include a short additional metro line consisting of three new stations. A new Cercanías station is also to be constructed, most likely above the northernmost of the metro stations. Chamartín railway station will be significantly extended and modernized, turning it once more into the main reference point of the Spanish high velocity rail network AVE (which is currently thought to be Atocha in the south of Madrid).

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AGUILAR - WE ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE NATIONS THAT WE HAVE PASSED SANCTIONS ON

Jesús Aguilar has been asked today about the Reitzmag's Sanctions by VOX, the far-right party that would like to stop them as soon as possible. Santiago Abascal has said to the President that "Reitzmag is one of the stronger nations in the European Union and we need those sanctions to stop if we don't want to have more problems than we actually have with them", he said as the Parlamentary session went on.

Aguilar then had his turn to answer the far-right party speaker: "Those sanctions are staying for at least, 1 year Mr. Abascal. Spain is not going to RASE, is not sending any exhibitors and also we are not retiring anything as of now. Just look at their councillor elections. No debate, no proposals, just a voting from the deputees. Can we trust on them while this Councillor elections has been a shame? No, we can't. But be sure of one thing: We always keep an eye on those nations thatwe have passed sanctions on." He said.

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ALFONSO DASTIS: "WHAT WE HAVE SEEN LAST NIGHT IT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING FOR MONTHS"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has reacted this morning to the actions taken by Mennrimiak and the Kingdom of Reitzmag, after the words in the Congress of the President, Jesús Aguilar, where he said in response to a question made by Santiago Abascal, from VOX, that the sanctions are going to be kept for a year and that Spain was not assisting to RASE, apart from saying that the councillor elections were undemocratic as it wasn't no debate or anything that could make citizens informed about what the candidates had as proposals.

Dastis, who has been asked by the press before entering the Palacio de la Moncloa, has said: "What we have seen last night it's what we have been expecting for months. If you take good measures against someone, you can expect non-reasonable answers. About Mennrimiak, the speech of the Prime Minister just shows they don't have enough reasons to make this, but they need to support the Kingdom of Reitzmag because if not, like the Spanish say "se forma la marimorena". Then, he has been asked about the payments of Mr. Bridges to the Reitzmic enterpirses: "I didn't know bribing in the Kingdom of Reitzmag is legal, but I'm not surprised." He laughed a bit. "Anyway, that proofs what the President said yesterday. If you can't do a propper democratic elections, you can't pretend to make the enterprises leave without any reason. So that's why you need to pay a billion RPS. Anyway, those enterprises weren't operating here, and we don't buy anything to Reitzmag, so then I don't even understand why they've spent a billion euros for nothing. And about the CBC News, I can confirm operations won't cease, because CBC España is different to CBC Reitzmag, which means their money is for nothing. Anyway, I want to thank them for giving money to enterprises that are Spanish. That will make their budget increase, and will make employment grow, so thank you".

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Mª DOLORES DE COSPEDAL VISITS THE MILITARY PERSONEL THAT HAVE BEEN DESTINATED TO NOFOAGA

Mª Dolores de Cospedal, Minister of Defence, has visited this Sunday the military division that will serve in Nofoaga as it was agreed in the Spanish - Nofoagan Summit in which Spain assumes the defence of the Republic of Nofoaga. Cospedal has congratulated those that have offered theirselves to leave Spain and move to Nofoaga. "You are the example of that empathic and solidary Spanish society, which always gives support to the Fuerzas Armadas, to the Unidad Militar de Emergencias and to every single Fuerzas Armadas' units that helps the Spanish people".

1.025 persons will be sent to Nofoaga in 5 Airbus A-400M. They will be scorted by some fighters and other cargo planes, that will carry to Nofoaga the necessary equipment to protect the Island and the Republic. In their uniforms, the military personnel will wear the Spanish flag and the Nofoagan flag mixed in one, as a sign of cooperation.

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THE ARMY BUYS NEW EQUIPMENT AFTER SENDING SOME OF ITS RESOUCES TO NOFOAGA

The Spanish Army while doing some exercises

The Spanish Army has released a Press Communicate today in which it said that they have bought some new equipment to supply the ones that have gone to Nofoaga as it was said on the Free Military Agreement. New ships and planes have been bought while the Ground division has not recived anything new (as they got it with the last update). The budget has stayed at the same: a 10,01%, which it's one of the EU's lowest defence budgets.

The Minister of Defence, Mª Dolores de Cospedal has confirmed via Twitter that more equipment expansions will come in the future, as a plan of having a bigger army with new and modern equipment.

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BREAKING: AGUILAR MAKES CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT

Manolo Barón, Fernando Martínez-Maíllo and José Guirao will not continue as ministers in the Spanish Government. That has been confirmed by the Ministries accounts on Twitter, which have welcomed the news ministers to their charges. The 3 Ministers are leaving the cabinet after asking for that to the President, but not for political reasons. Mr. Barón, who it's also Antequera's Mayor, has said that being minister supposed a lack of time to dedicate to their city. Guirao was offered to be the General Direction of the Montemadrid organisation, which it's "an offert I could not dimiss". Maíllo refused to continue as he will focus on the Partido Popular politics, which had a lack of attention.

The 3 new ministers are María Soledad Cruz-Guzmán, from Sevilla, who has a lot of experience with the Spanish Culture and Diversity, Teresa Jiménez Becerril, who will supply Manolo Barón in fron t of the Tourism Ministry and Víctor Calvo-Sotelo, who leaded the Secretariat of Telecomunicaciones.