Who served as Spain's first democratically elected prime minister of the modern era, leading the Union of the Democratic Centre?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Adolfo Suárez
- Step 1: According to the official source: Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez ... was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1976 to 1981... He was the country's first democratically elected prime minister since Juan Negrín of the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco . Answer: Adolfo Suárez. Why not the others: Santiago Carrillo, Manuel Fraga, and Felipe Gonzalez were leaders of the Communist Party and People's Alliance respectively during the Spanish transition.
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