Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, after the resignation of Transport Minister Óscar Puente, tasked deputy Prime Minister and new transport minister Carlos Cuerpo with running the ministry. Cuerpo subsequently summoned the president of the railway company Adif, Marco de la Peña, to an extraordinary meeting to address the next steps following the railway crisis. El Mundo ↗
Sánchez initially defended Puente's departure, but later publicly praised him. He described the resignation as a step motivated by solidarity with the victims of the tragedy and said it would help restore trust in the government's political accountability. The Socialist Party PSOE is also trying to begin a new phase ahead of the election campaign and present the personnel changes as proof that specific officials bear responsibility for the failures. El Mundo ↗
The opposition is critical of the government's approach. People's Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo accused Sánchez of ignoring warnings regarding rail safety and called Puente's resignation undignified. According to him, the minister only left after mounting political pressure. The parliamentary standing committee had previously approved, by majority vote, a demand for his departure. El Pais ↗
Cuerpo will have to decide on further measures in transport and on staffing within the ministry. Attention is focused mainly on Adif's leadership, safety procedures, and the government's political accountability. After Puente's departure, Sánchez wants to restore public trust and prepare the government for the period ahead of the parliamentary elections. El Pais ↗
Sánchez tasks Minister Cuerpo with managing transport after Puente's resignation
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Carlos Cuerpo cita de urgencia al presidente de Adif en su primera decisión para gestionar la crisis tras la dimisión de Óscar Puente
El Mundo
| 16:19 04.11.
Feijóo culpa a Sánchez por desoír las alertas sobre la seguridad ferroviaria y sentencia a Puente: "Es peor que Ábalos"
El Mundo
| 13:41 03.11.
La Diputación Permanente se da la vuelta contra el Gobierno: una mayoría absoluta pide la dimisión de Puente
El Mundo
| 01:33 03.11.
Los votantes del PSOE también se alejan de Puente: el 41% pide su dimisión por la tragedia de Urda
El Mundo
| 22:45 02.11.
Feijóo apunta a Sánchez y acusa a Puente de dimitir “de forma indigna”
El Pais
| 13:06 04.11.
Sánchez delega en Cuerpo la gestión de Transportes tras la dimisión de Puente: "Su renuncia ayuda a recuperar la confianza en la dignidad política"
El Mundo
| 10:06 04.11.
Puente se enfrenta a su comparecencia clave con un plan de medidas para reforzar la seguridad de los trenes
El Pais
| 05:30 03.11.
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