Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, announced his pending abdication from the throne on 2 June 2014. It was made effective on 19 June, following its approval and subsequent publication in the Official State Gazette of Organic Law 3/2014.[1] The organic law, which was required by the 1978 Constitution in its article 57.5,[2] was drafted by the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and approved by the Cortes Generales, then formally signed on 18 June during a ceremony in the Hall of Columns of the Royal Palace of Madrid.[3] It became effective after its publication, at midnight (CEST) on the 19th, in the Official State Gazette.
The Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, immediately succeeded to the throne under the name Felipe VI.[4][5] Juan Carlos I retained the title of King Emeritus for life, with the ceremonial functions entrusted to him by the newly proclaimed king.[6][7][8]
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