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Up to 80% of Spaniards believe that the king should be able to be judged for his actions, according to the macro-survey of the monarchy promoted by the Independent Media Platform*. CHANGES IN THE MONARCHY The inviolability of the king was protected in the 1978 Constitution, whose article 56.3 establishes that 'the person of the King is inviolable and is not subject to liability'. The survey shows that 52.4% 'strongly agree' that the monarch can be tried and 25.5% 'quite agree'. The majority of voters from the main political forces support changes in this sense, although the left-wing electorate is the largest among the PSOE and especially in Unidas Podemos (UP) where it reaches practically 100%. graph 3 The opacity of the monarchy is something that is also felt by the majority of those surveyed.
When asked if a change is necessary so that there is more transparency in the assets and agenda of the royal family, up to 86% on average are in favor, an opinion also majority among the different electorates on the left and right, if Bien Unidas Podemos once again exceeds the average, reaching almost 100%, with 92.1% of its voters saying AOL Email List they 'strongly agree' with making the Crown more transparent and 6.4% saying they 'quite agree' '. Likewise, the majority of citizens (79%) believe that since monarchs are public representatives, the royal house should declare assets. CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES The figure of the king as supreme command of the Armed Forces does raise great differences as reflected in the data segmented by ideology and autonomous communities. When asked if the king should stop being the Head of the Armed Forces (an attribution regulated in article 62.j of the Magna Carta), only the two left-wing parties have a majority, except for the PSOE (53, 1%) than in UP, where 83.2% of its electorate disagrees with the monarch exercising that power.
The balance falls at the other extreme on the right-wing side, with of the PP electorate totally disagreeing with this measure and 66% of Vox. In Ciudadanos, the majority (45.9%) also show their disagreement. graph Regarding the possibility that the king would stop intervening in the investiture process of the President of the Government, UP voters continue to be the most inclined to end this royal attribution (regulated by art.d of theof the PSOE and a majority vote of the right and extreme right against. The age groups between 18-34 are also mostly inclined.between to remove the king from the decision to propose and, where appropriate, appoint the President of the Government.
When asked if a change is necessary so that there is more transparency in the assets and agenda of the royal family, up to 86% on average are in favor, an opinion also majority among the different electorates on the left and right, if Bien Unidas Podemos once again exceeds the average, reaching almost 100%, with 92.1% of its voters saying AOL Email List they 'strongly agree' with making the Crown more transparent and 6.4% saying they 'quite agree' '. Likewise, the majority of citizens (79%) believe that since monarchs are public representatives, the royal house should declare assets. CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES The figure of the king as supreme command of the Armed Forces does raise great differences as reflected in the data segmented by ideology and autonomous communities. When asked if the king should stop being the Head of the Armed Forces (an attribution regulated in article 62.j of the Magna Carta), only the two left-wing parties have a majority, except for the PSOE (53, 1%) than in UP, where 83.2% of its electorate disagrees with the monarch exercising that power.
The balance falls at the other extreme on the right-wing side, with of the PP electorate totally disagreeing with this measure and 66% of Vox. In Ciudadanos, the majority (45.9%) also show their disagreement. graph Regarding the possibility that the king would stop intervening in the investiture process of the President of the Government, UP voters continue to be the most inclined to end this royal attribution (regulated by art.d of theof the PSOE and a majority vote of the right and extreme right against. The age groups between 18-34 are also mostly inclined.between to remove the king from the decision to propose and, where appropriate, appoint the President of the Government.