Spanish Minister Refuses to Resign over Second Major Train Crash on His Watch
Puente said he would not quit as officials identified victims and investigators examined a signalling failure that killed at least 69 people.
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Oscar Puente says that "the easiest thing would be to leave" but ensures that its priority is to clarify the causes of disasters and regain confidence in the railway system.
Spain's transport minister rejects calls to quit after deadly crash
Spain’s transport minister Oscar Puente has rejected calls to resign after the country’s second deadly train crash this year, which has left at least 69 people dead.Puente said his duty now is ‘solving the problem, determining exactly what...
The leader of Spain's opposition "People's Party", Alberto Núñez Feijo, demanded the resignation of the Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente, in connection with the railway accident, reports on Friday to The Guardian. "He who failed in his responsibilities for the proper management of the Ministry of Transport must be held responsible for the consequences," said the President of the Party.
The Minister of Transport spent two hours this afternoon answering technical questions about the accident on Wednesday in Toledo. Óscar Puente has guaranteed that he is only obsessed with resolving the crisis, that he has never thought about the elections on November 29 and that he has no intention of resigning. "My way of being responsible is to show my face," he stressed. Sources close to the minister explain that he has made his position avai…
Óscar Puente Dismisses Resigning because He Does Not Go with His Character nor Has Sanchez Asked Him
Óscar Puente dismisses resigning because he does not go with his character nor has Sanchez asked him
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