Gaffe or graft: why did Spain fire the president of Adif?

Ex Adif President Ángel Contreras
Adif President Ángel Contreras was fired on Friday. Adif

Spain’s transport minister has fired Ángel Contreras, the president of Adif, after he spent just nine and a half months at the head of Spain’s state-owned rail manager. The decision, according to the minister, was designed to “boost the company’s management” following a summer of multiple railway incidents. But there are still questions over Contreras’ links to a COVID-era corruption scandal and the general reliability of Spain’s top transport brass.

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Gaffe or graft: why did Spain fire the president of Adif?

Gaffe or graft: why did Spain fire the president of Adif?

Ex Adif President Ángel Contreras
Adif President Ángel Contreras was fired on Friday. Adif

Spain’s transport minister has fired Ángel Contreras, the president of Adif, after he spent just nine and a half months at the head of Spain’s state-owned rail manager. The decision, according to the minister, was designed to “boost the company’s management” following a summer of multiple railway incidents. But there are still questions over Contreras’ links to a COVID-era corruption scandal and the general reliability of Spain’s top transport brass.

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