Socialist activists are increasing their gestures of support for their leader Pedro Sanchez, who should communicate on Monday whether or not he is resigning from his post as Prime Minister. Assailed by attacks from the right and the far right, who filed a complaint against Sanchez’s wife, the head of government took a four-day break to reflect on his fate.
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Very moved, some with red eyes from crying, Spanish activists gathered in front of the headquarters of the PSOE, the Spanish socialist workers’ party in Madrid to ask Pedro Sanchez not to throw in the towel in the face of pressure from the right, reports our correspondent in Madrid, Diane Cambon.
Emotion is also at its height in the offices of the PSOE headquarters, where the party’s Federal Congress is being held. Pedro Sanchez who decided to take a break until Monday to assess whether, “ it is worth continuing » as head of government, is largely absent from Congress, even if we only talk about him. Everyone gives their testimony to encourage him to resist the pressure.
Basque socialists recalled how they stood up to the threats of ETA terrorists or how, in contemporary Spanish history, socialists had to fight the Francoists.
Pedro Sanchez’s wife targeted by the far right
The ironclad resistance of Pedro Sanchez just gave way last Wednesday as a judge accepted the complaint filed by a far-right union against Begona Gomez, the wife of Pedro Sanchez. The accusations, which appear to be without proof, relate to alleged influence peddling and corruption on the part of Begona Gomez.
This accusation was the straw that broke the camel’s back in which for several months the far right and the right have been pouring out floods of insults and slander against the head of the Spanish government. The opposition considers that its rise to power is illegitimate because of its alliances with the Catalan separatists.
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After his shock announcement, Pedro Sanchez suspended his public activities when he was to launch the campaign for the crucial regional elections on May 12 in Catalonia on Thursday evening. Among the avenues considered by observers is the announcement of a question of confidence in order to show Spain that it and its minority government are still supported by a majority of the Chamber of Deputies. The hypothesis of a resignation cannot be completely ruled out, according to analysts. The right-wing opposition doubts it and denounces a “ victimization ” and one ” show “.