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Why did the minister resign?
Óscar Puente resigned after two serious rail crashes in under a year, stating no minister could stay in office. While taking responsibility is common in politics, resignations specifically over transport accidents are less frequent in Spain than in countries like Japan, where such accountability is a stronger cultural expectation.
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