Pedro Sánchez, the head of the Spanish government, resurfaced Thursday at a Catalan campaign rally, a few days after finally announcing that he was staying in office after threatening to resign. A return which has somewhat overshadowed the Catalan candidate.
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With our correspondent in Barcelona, Elise Gazengel
His presence at the meeting of socialist candidate Salvador Illa was put on hold last week as he cast doubt on his resignation following the opening of an investigation into his wife. But this Thursday evening, in the suburbs of Barcelona, Pedro Sanchez was there.
And the presence of the Spanish Prime Minister is all that matters for María Belver, a young activist: “ The end result is that it stays, this is the most important thing and it will undoubtedly help the campaign “.
At the back of the room, Francisco Cervera, retired, thinks that the socialists have avoided the worst. “ I think that if he had resigned on Monday, it would have been very complicated for us here, almost impossible. “, he believes.
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Given the victory in the polls for the vote on May 12, Salvador Illa had even stopped his campaign to support the head of government in deep reflection. And on stage, Pedro Sanchez was grateful. “ Above all, I would like to thank you first of all personally for all this affection, empathy and solidarity that I have received from you all these days. Thank you from the heart ! “, he said. An affection renewed this evening and which Sanchez seemed to come for.