Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties 'for a few days' to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings.
Item 1 of 4 Spain's Socialist leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his wife Begona Gomez, applauds as he addresses supporters during the general election, in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho DoceSpain's Socialist leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, accompanied by his wife Begona Gomez, applauds as he addresses supporters during the general election, in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2023.
IE said in a statement that it had never received any financial support from Globalia or its entities. Globalia did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters on Wednesday. Feijoo said Sanchez was seeking to blame opposition parties for the activities of judges. "The prime minister has a judicial problem. He is running away from his responsibilities. What he should have done is give explanations. If you have nothing to fear, why not? If his wife has nothing to fear, she should go to court and make her innocence clear," he said.
That decision has further soured an already polarized political atmosphere and resulted in repeated attacks on him and his party from not only opposition leaders but also the judiciary. Abascal, the leader of Vox, said in response to Sanchez's letter that Sanchez should have "benched himself long ago" over the Catalan separatist amnesty deal.
"I think it's a way of attracting attention and getting the press to react, but the reality is that he's not going to resign," said Cristina, 24, a consultant in Madrid, declining to give a second name.Sanchez himself grabbed power after successfully leading a no confidence vote in 2018 against Mariano Rajoy of the PP after a court found party officials were guilty of operating a slush fund.
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