The demand for Puente's resignation is central to the return to the campaign
The Minister of Transport will appear tomorrow in the Permanent Deputation of Congress with the practically unanimous request of all parties that he abandon his post.
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente faces a near-unanimous call from all parties for him to resign, following a fatal train accident in Urda, Toledo, that killed 69 people. Puente will appear before the Congress Permanent Deputation on Wednesday to explain the accident, but has so far declined to step down. Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo and other party representatives, including Verónica Martínez Barbero of Movimiento Sumar and Maribel Vaquero of PNV, have demanded that Puente take responsibility and resign, or face consequences at the polls. The government is expected to announce a package of aid for those affected by the accident.
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