The government said the dictator's remains needed to be moved as they could no longer "remain in a public mausoleum that exalts his figure," adding that the removal would "symbolically close the circle of Spanish democracy."
Uhulumeni wathi isidumbu sikangqo shishilizi kufanele sisuswe ngoba ngeke sisakwazi "ukuqhubeka sisendlini eyithuna enhle embeka ezingeni eliphezulu," futhi wanezela wathi ukususwa kwaso "kuzoba wuphawu lokuphothula inkathi yokubusa kwentando yeningi kwase-Spain."