
También renuncia a su candidatura por Valladolid para las elecciones del 29 de noviembre
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El ministro de Transportes, Óscar Puente, ha anunciado su dimisión una semana después del accidente ferroviario de Urda y al término de comparecencia ante la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de los Diputados. También renuncia a su candidatura para las elecciones del 29 de noviembre, a las que iba a concurrir como número 1 por Valladolid.
El ministro de Transportes, Óscar Puente, ha anunciado su dimisión una semana después del accidente ferroviario de Urda y al término de comparecencia ante la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de los Diputados. También renuncia a su candidatura para las elecciones del 29 de noviembre, a las que iba a concurrir como número 1 por Valladolid.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Se nombrará un nuevo ministro de Transportes en los próximos días
Very likely · Within days
Se designará un nuevo candidato número 1 por Valladolid para las elecciones del 29 de noviembre
Very likely · Within weeks
Óscar Puente resigned as Minister of Transportation after a four-hour appearance before Congress, where he defended his management in the Urda accident with 69 deaths and nearly 200 injured. The announcement, communicated to Pedro Sánchez by WhatsApp minutes before, leaves the position vacant while the PP and Vox also demand the resignation of the President of the Government.

Óscar Puente has resigned as Minister of Transport and has resigned from leading the PSOE candidacy for Valladolid in the November 29 elections, after a Permanent Deputation of more than four hours in which all groups, except Bildu, asked for his departure due to the management of the Urda train accident.

Óscar Puente resigns from being part of the PSOE candidacy for Congress for Valladolid and will not compete in the general elections on November 29, after the fatal accident in Urda (Toledo). However, his name will continue to appear on the ballots because the lists already proclaimed cannot be modified. If elected, his seat would pass to the next candidate, Ana Redondo.

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Pedro Sánchez has reacted to the resignation of Óscar Puente as Minister of Transport through X, praising his decision and thanking him for his support. Puente resigned minutes before announcing it publicly after his appearance in Congress, citing the Urda train accident on October 28 as the reason. PP spokesperson Ester Muñoz described the resignation as arriving "116 dead late."