By keep the Parliament “Long live the King” calls: Spain has a new head of state. The new monarch Felipe VI. has taken his oath in Madrid.

To do everything in his power to protect the Constitution of the country and all its citizens – has Felipe VI. sworn, as he took his oath as King of Spain. Then echoed “Long live the King” calls by the Parliament of the Spanish capital, where the ceremony took place.

Felipe VI. follows his father Juan Carlos, who had announced earlier this month after 39 years on the throne his resignation in favor of his son. On Wednesday, the 76-year-old signed with tears in their eyes the law to his abdication. The stroke of midnight was so Felipe as the new king of Spain, his wife Letizia queen.

Felipe said he will loyally stand on the Constitution and be willing to listen, to understand and to give advice. He believe in this “great nation”, he loved her, “she is close to my heart”, “I will always have in mind the general interest,” protested the new king and also paid tribute to his father. “An extraordinary royal tenure belongs to history,” he said to the applause of the deputies.

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