| − | The Spanish monarch's role in the government of Spain is mainly symbolic, in a similar way to the monarchy of the [[United Kingdom]]. Like the British monarch the Spanish one has the right to sign or veto bills, appoint or dismiss the government and dissolve the lower house of the parliament (in Spain the "Cortes Generales"). After the unsuccessfull francoist putsch of 1981 Juan Carlos never used one of these powers again. He signed both the bill which allows [[abortion]] in any case and the bill legalizing "[[same-sex marriage]]". When a journalist asked him, if he would veto the "same-sex marriage" law, Juan Carlos negated and began mocking King [[Baudouin]] of [[Belgium]] for refusing signing a bill which would allow abortion in Belgium. | + | The Spanish monarch's role in the government of Spain is mainly symbolic, in a similar way to the monarchy of the [[United Kingdom]]. Like the British monarch the Spanish one has the right to sign or veto bills, appoint or dismiss the government and dissolve the lower house of the parliament (in Spain the "Cortes Generales"). After the unsuccessful francoist putsch of 1981 Juan Carlos never used one of these powers again. He signed both the bill which allows [[abortion]] in any case and the bill legalizing "[[same-sex marriage]]". When a journalist asked him, if he would veto the "same-sex marriage" law, Juan Carlos negated and began mocking King [[Baudouin]] of [[Belgium]] for refusing signing a bill which would allow abortion in Belgium. |