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After the death of Franco, Juan Carlos was crowned.

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In 1976, Juan Carlos I appointed Adolfo Suárez as president.

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With his reforms, Spain could once again become a democratic country.

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Political parties and labor unions were legalized.

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Political prisoners were released.

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people in exile returned to Spain, the first democratic elections since 1936 were held.

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Elections took place in 1977 and the UCD was elected, the party led by Svart.

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After the 1977 elections, representatives of the major political parties wrote a constitution which was approved by parliament.

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In 1978, Spaniards voted in favor of the Constitution in a referendum.

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The Constitution established that Spain is a democratic country whose national sovereignty resides with the Spanish people, with a parliamentary monarchy as a form of government.

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It also guarantees citizens' rights such as equality under the law, freedom of expression and the right to vote for all citizens over 18 years of age.

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New elections were heard in 1979 and the party of Adolfo Suárez won again.

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During his mandate, Spain suffered a serious economic crisis, and terrorist attacks by ETA were frequent.

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Suárez resigned as a president.

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In 1981, while Parliament was voting to elect Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo as the new president,

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a small group of military officers, led by Coronel Antonio Tejero, attempted a coup.

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However, Tejero did not have support from political parties, the people or the king, and the coup failed.

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Since 1981, several presidents have hidden the Spanish government.

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Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, EUCD, Felipe González, PSOE,

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José María Aznar, PP, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, PSOE,

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and Mariano Rajoy, PP.

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Mariano Rajoy is the current president of Spain.