
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announces the appointment of the Vice President and Minister of Economy after the dismissal of Puente due to railway management.
The vice president and Minister of Economy, Carlos Body, will assume the Transport portfolio after the resignation of Óscar Puente, announced by Pedro Sánchez after the crisis due to the Toledo train accident.
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Óscar Puente resigned as Minister of Transport after days of doubts and division in Moncloa due to railway management.
This was stated by the President of the Government hours after the resignation of Óscar Puente as Minister of Transport and after resigning from his position as head of the list for Valladolid.
Puente resigns in parliament after days of doubts, certainties and division in Moncloa over his continuity
Óscar Puente, Sánchez's political shield who fell into disgrace for his railway management at the gates of general elections
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced this Wednesday, in a statement from the Moncloa Palace, that the Vice President and Minister of Economy, Carlos Body, will also assume the Transport portfolio after the resignation of Óscar Puente. The replacement places the Government's economic head at the head of a ministry in the midst of a crisis due to the Toledo train accident.
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Marta Moreno has been an editor for Nacional in 20MINUTOS since 2024. She currently specializes in political information about the Government and the PSOE, and has worked in media such as Agencia EFE or Infobae España.

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