. This position, in common, the protagonist of the Synod, reflects what happened, as Sanchez was the only one of the 32 leaders who opposed the increase in defense spending to 5% of GDP – although it finally signed the joint declaration, but insisting that it was 2.1%.
This attitude caused the anger of the US president, who threatened Spain that it would “pay the doubles” through trade.
Corruption scandals
This conflict in The Hague took place at a time when Sanchez is facing the most critical moment in his political career due to a series of corruption scandals that caused the opposition’s demand for early elections. The Financial Times argues that Sanchez’s stance in The Hague was intended to distract the Spaniards from domestic issues.
This is, of course, a risk, since even if the tariff threats launched by Trump cannot be implemented, as Spain is part of the EU, which will negotiate a comprehensive tariff policy with the US, the US president can find other levers. However, a Spanish official told El Pais that Sancheth ‘He had already calculated the possible American retaliation’.
The marginal victory of 53 -year -old Sanchez in the last election in 2023 has led him to lead a fragile government coalition, with voting in Parliament each time turning into “balance exercises”, including that for the budget. .
All the more so when the reputation of the Socialist Party (PSOE) had suffered huge blows in the last two weeks. Sanchez’s right hand and ‘No. 3’ in the party, Santosaccording to the Supreme Court, is involved in start -ups from public construction conventions.
His case is linked to that of two other executives, the former Minister of Transport Jose Luis Aballo and his former assistant, Garcia. The three men are accused of multiple corruption scandals, as they revealed their telephone conversations that came to light, which included nasty words for prostitutes – by members of a feminist party.
In a difficult position Sanchez
The case has been escalated to the largest corruption investigation conducted in recent years by the Supreme Court, with Sanchez seeking eight times “apologies” at a press conference. But his position is very difficult if one takes into account that Sanchez’s wife is alleged to be involved in scandals. Gum and his brother David.
The former is accused of using her influence as a prime minister’s wife to secure sponsors for a university postgraduate program she led, while the second for unfair influence.
The charges against these two persons from the Prime Minister’s family environment come from the self -proclaimed trade union organization “Manos Limpias”, which has far -right ties and a long history of using courts for political goals.
Sanchez can claim credit for a number of social policies, such as work reforms, abortions and minimum wages, while 70% of Spanish say they are “good/very good”. But as the scandal of the scandals tightens, the government’s achievements are in danger of disappearing under the weight of the mud. The question is whether the “great survivor” of Spanish politics, as Sanchez is called, will be able to reach the general elections of 2027.
