The general secretary of the PSOE in Asturias, Adriana Lastra, has harshly attacked the cases of corruption linked to the party that are being investigated and has stated: “The betrayal that we have suffered in our ranks cannot paralyze us.” Upon his arrival at the federal committee, Lastra has acknowledged that these cases have “greatly damaged” the reputation of the party. “But they cannot harm our hope,” he declared. The PSOE celebrates this Saturday one of its most tense federal committees since the arrival of Pedro Sánchez to the general secretary, with corruption as a backdrop and . The 24-year sentence of former minister José Luis Ábalos, the new investigations of the cdog Leirethe withdrawal of Begoña Gómez’s passport and the investigation against President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero surround the party, which in less than six months has accumulated four electoral defeats at the autonomous level. , who on Thursday announced her intention to run as a candidate for the City Council before the primary calendar has even been established, thus competing with Ferraz’s candidate, former minister Reyes Maroto. This Saturday is the first meeting in a year of the party’s highest decision-making body, which already has its sights set on the elections.
