Country braces for upheaval as it celebrates anniversary of democratic transition

October 31st, 2018. Published by Politico

MADRID — Forty years after its creation, Spain’s constitution is back in the political limelight.

Drafted three years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the document — seen as the linchpin of the country’s so-called transition from authoritarian rule to parliamentary democracy — has attained an almost mythical status among many Spaniards.

But as supporters gathered at a flurry of commemorative events in the Spanish capital this month, calls to reform a democratic system some have taken to calling a “sham” are getting louder…(See article)