Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

In 1977 the exiled Republicans accepted the re-establishment of the monarchy and recognised Juan Carlos ' government as the legitimate government of Spain .
In 1977 the exiled Republicans decided to accept Juan Carlos as king .