Word: cortese
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For 27 years, Spain's Generalissimo Francisco Franco has ruled his country with an iron hand - although in recent years the velvet glove has been more visible. Last week, in 55 minutes, the aging (73) "Caudillo of Spain by the grace of God" announced a new consti tution that...
Under the new constitution, announced in an elaborate ceremony in Madrid's regal Cortes Meeting Hall, Franco will share power with a premier who will serve as chief of government as distinguished from chief of state. The premier will be picked by Franco-or, after Franco, by Spain'...
Whisper in the Cortes. When Franco dies or decides to step down, he will be succeeded as chief of state by a king nominated by his Cabinet and by the advisory Council of the Realm, and ratified by a three-fifths vote of the Cortes. If the Cortes does not...
Whoever lands the job will have to deal with a stronger and more influential Council of the Realm and Cortes, which have up to now been mostly Franco rubber stamps.
Membership in the Council of the Realm will go from the present 13, now appointed by Franco, to 17. Of these, seven will be named by the chief of state and ten elected by the Cortes. The 611-member Cortes, meantime, will be reduced to 403 members, including 108 who...