Politics · Spain · 6 hrs ago
Two-thirds of Spaniards say transport minister should resign after train crashes
A poll found that 66.6% of Spaniards want Transport Minister Óscar Puente to resign after two train crashes killed 115 people in nine months.
The latest crash happened in Urda, in Spain’s Toledo province, and the survey was conducted on October 29 and 30.
The call for Puente to leave also came from 41.2% of PSOE voters, the party that leads the national government.
More than half of respondents said Adif president Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña should also leave, alongside Puente.
Seven in ten respondents said they had little or no confidence in state rail transport, and 67.8% doubted the government could guarantee passenger safety.
The poll also found that 86% believed the crashes had damaged Spain’s image abroad.
A majority expected the government to lose support in the November 29 election because of the crashes.
A survey found that 66.6% of Spaniards think Transport Minister Óscar Puente should resign after two train crashes that killed 115 people in nine months.
The poll was conducted on 29 and 30 October, shortly after a crash in Urda, Toledo.
Some 53.5% said Adif president Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña should also leave office.
A total of 66.7% rated Puente’s handling of the Urda crash as bad or very bad.
The survey also found that 67.8% do not believe the government can guarantee rail passenger safety.
- Who
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente and Adif president Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña are the officials respondents said should resign.
- What
- A survey found that 66.6% of Spaniards think Puente should resign after two train crashes.
- When
- The survey was conducted on 29 and 30 October 2026, after the Urda crash.
- Where
- The poll was conducted in Spain; one of the crashes occurred in Urda, Toledo.
- Why
- Respondents were asked about the officials’ responsibility following two train crashes that killed 115 people.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Two train accidents caused 115 deaths.
Sigma Dos conducted its survey shortly after the crash in Urda.
- Support Puente’s resignation
- 66.6% of respondents
- Support both officials leaving
- 53.5% of respondents
- Survey sample
- 2,505 interviews
- Urda crash handling rated bad or very bad
- 66.7%
- Government ability to guarantee rail safety doubted
- 67.8%
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