Pedro Sánchez della Spagna mi dispiace dopo che il miglior assistente si dimette nello scandalo della corruzione – BBC News
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Pedro Sánchez della Spagna mi dispiace dopo che il miglior assistente si dimette nello scandalo della corruzione – BBC News
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has apologised to the Spanish people after an escalating corruption scandal brought down a senior Socialist party colleague.
Sánchez, who has led Spain since 2018, said there was no such thing as “zero corruption”, adding he was wrong to trust Santos Cerdán, the secretary of his party and close political colleague.
Cerdán has been asked to testify in court after a judge suggested he may have acted with former party officials in improperly awarding public contracts in exchange for kickbacks.
He said on Thursday he was stepping down to defend himself in the Supreme Court on 25 June, maintaining he had “never committed a crime nor have I been complicit one”.
Amid mounting speculation over his own future, the prime minister called a news conference in a bid to distance himself from the creeping scandal. He said he knew absolutely nothing about the corruption affair and instead pledged to restructure the leadership of his Socialist PSOE party.
He rejected calls for early elections, insisting the next national vote would not take place until 2027 and his government would continue its “political project”.
“This is not about me, and it’s not about the Socialist party,” he said.
Despite his seven years in power, Sánchez heads a shaky coalition, secured after the conservative Popular Party won 2023 elections but failed to form a government.
While the opposition demanded answers on Thursday, deputy prime minister Yolanda Díaz from left-wing coalition partner Sumar said she also wanted explanations.
It was Sánchez’s first appearance answering media questions since a national power outage that hit Spain in April.
Speaking from Socialist party (PSOE) headquarters in Madrid, the prime minister said he had until Thursday morning been persuaded of Santos Cerdán’s integrity and wanted to apologise to Spanish citizens.
“There is no such thing as zero corruption,” he said. “We shouldn’t have trusted him.”
Sanchez said that like many others he had his faults and asked the Spanish people for forgiveness.
He went on to accuse the conservatives of besieging his government on a multitude of issues.
Sánchez has faced repeated political crises and in April 2024 threatened to stand down.
He took five days to decide on his future in April 2024, when a court decided to open preliminary proceedings against his wife over allegations surrounding her business dealings.
Then too he called a televised news conference, and in a moment of high drama announced he had decided to stay on in the job.
There are two possibilities, and none of them are good: either he knew what was going on and abetted, or did not know and hence is an incompetent party leader
Really sorry.
Things look pretty bad for Sánchez and the PSOE. Basically, both them and the PP, the big 2 traditional parties, are the biggest nests of corruption on the country. But saying that, there is something that must be said in favour of the PSOE.
When one of their members is caught as a corrupt, they have the decency of doing the bare minimum, and have that member resign from the party and their position. Probably more due to the need of covering their own asses, than out of genuine interest on the public good. But still.
The PP, all the while, will close their ears and scream “there is no corruption in out party!” until the member gets a judicial sentence, or the whole thing blows over. And even then they will admit nothing.
Bad news for spanish people: socialdemocrat party surrounded by corruption and right party (even more corrupted) and far right party waiting for their turn. We are doomed.
Well, it’s seems that, barring a miracle, we are doomed for PP to return to the government, just amazing news for Spain.
How is this guy still PM? I only ever heard bad stories about him
Normal Arab lover Socialist move
Sometimes you just dont vote Pedro
> Sánchez, who has led Spain since 2018, said there was no such thing as “zero corruption” and he sought to put to distance himself from the affair, ruling out early elections.
Great statement. /s
He needs to go
Time for Podemos to lead!
This account never fails to deliver every fuck up by the Spanish left. Goal replays in r/soccer are slower than this OP.
If Franco were alive today, what current party would he be aligned with?
Pedro Sánchez is a disfrace for the country, and sadly, he is not going to leave power.