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Sánchez assigns Cuerpo to manage Transport to provide “trust, security and certainty”

The Deputy Prime Minister is the most highly regarded member of the Government, according to the CIS, and offers a technical profile in an attempt to regain confidence in the AVE after the Urda accident and Puente's resignation

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Pedro Sánchez has appointed Carlos Cuerpo to lead the Transport ministry following the resignation of Óscar Puente. Cuerpo already serves as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. The appointment is to last at least until the elections on 29 November.

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