Overview
- After declassifying 23‑F files that credit Juan Carlos I with helping stop the 1981 coup, government figures said any return to Spain is solely for the emeritus and the Royal Household to decide, noting he faces no entry restrictions.
- PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo publicly urged that Juan Carlos I should be able to spend the final stage of his life in Spain, framing it as recognition of his role in defending democracy.
- Interior ordered an extraordinary review of National Police harassment protocols following the admitted complaint for alleged sexual assault against former DAO José Ángel González, who resigned last week.
- Talks between the PP and Vox in Extremadura were suspended days before María Guardiola’s investiture debate on March 3–4, leaving the vote’s outcome uncertain despite recent attempts to relaunch negotiations.
- In Congress, Junts joined PP, Vox and UPN to defeat a government decree containing social measures, marking another parliamentary setback for the executive.