Spain’s King defends Constitution in Christmas Eve address

MADRID --- Spain's King Felipe VI called for national unity and a defense of Spain's Constitution that have been put under strain by the Catalan secession crisis in his traditional Christmas Eve address Tuesday. The monarch asked in his televised speech for Spaniards to "maintain our shared democratic values to resolve our problems, without divisions or confrontations that erode our sense of harmonious co-existence and impoverish our future." Felipe credited Spain's Constitution of 1987 that restored democratic rule after four decades of the dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco with the growth in the country's standards of living, individual rights, and cultural achievements. ...

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