Head of Madrid steps down after theft allegations


(MENAFN) The leader of Spain's Madrid region has quit amid robbery accusations, weeks after she was claimed responsibility for fabricating a master's degree.

Footage from seven years ago, revealed Cristina Cifuentes giving items to a supermarket security guard.

Ms Cifuentes, aged 53, has handed her master's after the document exposed two faked signatures.

She declared: "It was an involuntary mistake and it's being used to go beyond political issues, it's personal,"

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