LIVE | Óscar Puente's resignation as Minister of Transport after the Toledo accident: latest news on the reactions of Sánchez, Feijóo, Colau and Rufián in the pre-campaign for 29N

The candidate for the Broad Front, Ada Colau, has said that Pedro Sánchez's decision regarding the Ministry of Transport is "logical" and has called for "technical" management until the general elections.

"It is a logical, coherent and understandable decision," she declared in an interview on TVE. "The important thing is to focus on proposals after the elections and make a country pact to restore confidence in the train," she added.

The PSOE spokesperson in Congress and head of the list for Congress for Vizcaya, Patxi López, has lashed out at the PP while defending Óscar Puente's management and decision to resign as Minister of Transport. "Has anyone ever seen any PP leader assume any responsibility for the Prestige, for the YAK-42, for the Angrois accident, for the Valencia metro, for the Madrid residences, for the DANA?" said López.

He also assured that Puente "did not get distracted, did not disappear, was not in any 'Ventorro' having a good time," referring to Carlos Mazón in the case of the DANA in Valencia.

Ernest Urtasun, Minister of Culture and number two of the Broad Front for Barcelona, has called Pedro Sánchez's decision to put Carlos Cuerpo in charge of the Transport portfolio "logical."

"Now, obviously, the important thing with this decision is that we discuss the content of the policies and return to the model; we are going to discuss the model issues with him," Urtasun said in an interview on Radiocable.

Pedro Sánchez announces Carlos Cuerpo, First Vice President of the Government of Spain and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, as the new Minister of Transport.

The leader of Vox had no filters when referring to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, after Óscar Puente's decision to resign as Minister of Transport became known.

"Sánchez always hides behind his henchmen. But the responsibility is his. He is the mafia boss. He is the mastermind of the criminal organization that governs us," he wrote on his 'X' account.

Ábalos, Koldo, el fiscal general, Cerdán, los delegados del Gobierno de Ceuta y Madrid, Zapatero, Paco Salazar, Montse Minguez, su mujer y su hermano…. ¡Y ahora Oscar Puente! Sánchez siempre se esconde detrás de sus esbirros. Pero la responsabilidad es suya. Es el capo de la mafia. Es el cerebro de la organización criminal que nos gobierna. Su traición mata. Su corrupción mata. Solo la respuesta masiva de los españoles en las urnas puede sentarle en el banquillo, y recuperar la esperanza y la dignidad nacional. Sánchez es quien debe dimitir para ponerse a disposición judicial.

— Santiago Abascal 🇪🇸 (@Santi_ABASCAL) November 3, 2026

The Minister of Health has also spoken out after Puente's resignation, calling his decision an honorable gesture and assuring that "not all politicians are the same". 

Dimite Óscar Puente dando la cara y dando todas las explicaciones que se le pueden exigir a un ministro en estas circunstancias. Un gesto honroso que pone los estándares de la política en la dignidad y la empatía con las víctimas. No, no todos los políticos somos iguales. Un gusto haber compartido Consejo de Ministros contigo.

— Mónica García (@Monica_Garcia_G) November 3, 2026

The candidate of the Broad Front, Ada Colau, also spoke out after the resignation of the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente.

Quiero agradecer a Óscar Puente la dignidad de este gesto difícil. Estoy segura que es un paso adelante para recuperar la confianza en el tren que nuestro país merece. Ahora nos toca avanzar en acuerdos y medidas. Pacto de Estado, financiación y servicio público.

— Ada Colau 💜🌈🔻 (@AdaColau) November 3, 2026

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will appear this Wednesday at 9:45 after what was the resignation of Óscar Puente as Minister of Transport.

After Óscar Puente's resignation as Minister of Transport, Pedro Sánchez published a message of gratitude through his social media. After this, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the opposition, responded to the Prime Minister's 'tweet' with a single word: "Apply it to yourself."

Aplícatelo.

— Alberto Núñez Feijóo (@NunezFeijoo) November 4, 2026

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has reacted through his social networks after Óscar Puente's resignation. “Politicians like him dignify our country”, he wrote, highlighting his work as Minister of Transport.

Óscar Puente ha dado la cara, ha dado soluciones y, después, ha dado un paso al lado. Por dignidad. Por voluntad propia. Por respeto a las víctimas y al proyecto progresista. Políticos como él dignifican a nuestro país y nos demuestran que no todos somos iguales. Mientras unos solo dan lecciones, otros lo dan todo. Gracias por tanto, compañero.

— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) November 3, 2026