Spanish opposition calls for disgraced ex-monarch to return from exile

"I think it would be desirable that the king emeritus return to Spain."

— Alberto Núñez Feijóo , Politician

"The decision of the king emeritus depends on him, it's up to him and the Royal Household, it's not up to the government or the opposition."

— Félix Bolaños , Politician

"I think it would be desirable for the emeritus king to return to Spain."

— Alberto Núñez Feijóo , Politician

"What Mr. Feijóo has said is what the vast majority of Spaniards think."

— Isabel Díaz Ayuso , Politician

"The firm will of the Crown contributed decisively."

— Felipe VI , Politician

"To go against the monarchy or simply question it is to question our own history."

— Isabel Díaz Ayuso , Politician

"It would be very sad to see King Juan Carlos die outside of Spain."

— Alicia García , Politician

"I think it would be desirable that the king emeritus return to Spain."

— Alberto Núñez Feijóo , Politician

"The decision of the king emeritus depends on him, it's up to him and the Royal Household, it's not up to the government or the opposition."

— Félix Bolaños , Politician

"For him to return he would need to want to return in the only way possible, which is accepting the rules that his son sets him: to behave in a transparent and exemplary way."

— Ana Romero , Academic

"I think it would be desirable that the king emeritus return to Spain."

— Alberto Núñez Feijóo , Politician

"The decision of the king emeritus depends on him, it's up to him and the Royal Household, it's not up to the government or the opposition."

— Félix Bolaños , Politician

"'Don't forget that you inherit a political system that I built.'"

— Juan Carlos , Politician

"Someone who helped sustain Spain’s democracy should spend the final stage of his life with dignity and in his country."

— Alberto Nunez Feijoo , Politician

"The government has never prevented or denied him entry."

— Felix Bolaños , Politician