# Spain’s Sanchez loses key ally as transport minister quits after train crashes

https://mins.news/en/item/128762

- Reuters, 2026-11-04 09:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/spains-sanchez-loses-key-ally-transport-minister-quits-over-train-crashes-2026-11-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aeaf671401f6f00015287df

> Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigned six days after Spain’s second deadly train crash of the year, leaving the ruling Socialists to campaign without one of their most combative and polarising voices.

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