Spain: Toward a Change

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Franco's rule. "An absolute monarchy cannot exist today," Don Juan declares firmly. On the other hand, the too well remembered instability of the old republican government fortifies the conviction that a new Spanish constitution must provide for a much stronger monarch than exists in, say. Great Britain.

Don Juan is sure that, as king, he can do the job. "There is a feeling sometimes that the monarchies are obsolete. I say that depends on the traditions of the country. It does not mean that a monarchy cannot be applied to modern times. I see a great role in store for the monarchy: to make Spaniards live with each other, to make political controversy a matter of argument, not of fighting."