The Prime Minister of Spain and leader of the Spanish Socialist Socialist Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez.
An ally close to the Spanish Prime Minister fired his position in the Socialist Party after allegations of sexual harassment, adding another controversy with the scandals of corruption that plague Pedro Sánchez’s government-which recognizes “difficult days,” but does not resign.
The socialist deputy Francisco Salazar fired from his positions in the PSOE after allegations of sexual harassment – In a new blow to the Spain Socialist Party, just weeks after a series of corruption scandals have broken out.
According to a statement issued by PSOE, the socialist leader, ally of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchezasked the allegations to be investigated.
The party has said that it will immediately start an investigation, but that No official complaints were made.
The allegations of sexual harassment were initially disclosed in, which details that Salazar made Inadequate comments on clothing and body of a subordinate – who will have invited dinner alone and to whom he will have asked that sleep in your house.
This incident, says, It’s a new blow to Sánchez And it hinders the effort that the Spanish Prime Minister has made to dispel the effects of corruption scandals that in recent weeks have plagued his government.
After the news, Sánchez called for any woman that suffers sexual abuse the Report through the party’s official channels – Not to mention directly Salazar, note a.
Last month, Sánchez, who leads a minority coalition government, publicly apologized for corruption scandals in your partywhich reached senior figures of PSOE.
The size of these scandals can by raise first time to Political survival of the Prime Ministeraccording to unanimous opinion of analysts and internal voices of the Socialist Party.
The main opposition party, the Popular partyfrom center-right, accused Sánchez of being a “capo” to lead a “mobster” administrationwhile PP -organized in Madrid last month attracted tens of thousands of people.
The biggest coup in the credibility of the government occurred on Monday, when the ‘Number three’ of PSOE and one of the Rights of Sánchez, Santos Cerdánwas in pre-trial detention, in a case of suspected corruption that also involving a former minister of Sánchez and former party leader, José Luis Ábalos.
Cerdán and abbot were Two of the men closest to Sánchez In his race for the leadership of PSOE, which he won in 2014, and the government. Sánchez became prime minister for the first time in 2018.
Santos Cerdán was also the socialist leader who negotiated the amnesty law with the Catalan Independentists who enabled Sánchez’s reelection as Prime Minister in November 2023.
In the police investigation were still seized conversation recordings Baby telephone with an advisor relative to womenwhich Sánchez qualified this Saturday as disgusting and contrary to “principles and values” PSOE and government, which defines itself as a feminist.
This Saturday, Pedro Sánchez acknowledged that the government and the Spanish Socialist Party live “difficult days” because of suspicions of corruption, but reiterated the intention to proceed in the positions and not dismiss.
“I am fully aware that they are being difficult for everyone, no doubt, to the government of Spain and the militancy of the party,” said Pedro Sánchez, in the start of a meeting of the Federal Commission of PSOE in Madrid.
The Spanish Prime Minister says she feels responsibility to continue ahead of the government because The alternative is a “ultra right coalition” Formed by the Popular Party (PP) and Vox, which govern or have ruled together in the last two years in municipalities and regional governments.
Sánchez highlights, on the other hand, The good performance of the economy Spanish in recent years, and considers that there is international recognition of the executive’s work at foreign policy level.
“We are aware that disappointment is greatbut Spain’s responsibility continues to move forward is even greater, ”he said, after having a request apologies to the Spanish and the socialist militants for being deceived and deposited confidence in people who did not deserve.
The PSOE leader criticism within the party itself – Being one of the most weight that of the president of the Regional Government of Castile La Mancha, Emiliano García Pagethat this Saturday, after Sánchez’s speech, asked the Prime Minister to submit to a motion of trust in Parliament.
“The current crisis, In terms of corruption, it is the most serious in the history of PSOE“Said Emiliano García Page.
