Pedro Sánchez says ‘reflect’ on possible resignation after investigation of his wife

The president of the Spanish Government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, indicated this Wednesday that he is going to “reflect” on his permanence in office and that he will communicate his decision next Monday, after the justice system announced an investigation against his wife for alleged “corruption.” “.

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“I need to stop and reflect” on “whether I should continue as head of the government or renounce this high honor,” the president said in a letter to citizens published on the social network

Sánchez, in power since 2018, indicated that he will appear “before the media (…) next Monday, April 29” to announce his decision. Until then, he canceled his public agenda “to be able to reflect and decide which path to take.”

This surprising announcement from Sánchez, 52, It comes after a Madrid court announced a preliminary investigation into his wife, Begoña Gómez, for suspicions of influence peddling and corruption.

Letter to citizens. pic.twitter.com/c2nFxTXQTK

— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) April 24, 2024

The investigation, whose proceedings were declared “secret” by the court, It was known after the digital media El Confidencial revealed that investigators were examining Gómez’s links with private companies that ended up receiving funds and public contracts from the government.

El Confidencial states that The investigation is related to Gómez’s alleged links with the Spanish tourism group Globaliaowner of the airline Air Europa, which was in talks with the government to obtain a rescue for the company, seriously affected by the drop in air traffic due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sánchez stated in the letter that his wife “will defend her honorability and will collaborate with Justice in everything required to clarify facts that are as scandalous in appearance as they are non-existent.”

“I am not naive. I am aware that they denounce Begoña not because she has done something illegal (…), but because she is my wife,” wrote Sánchez, who said that the complaint against his partner is part of a “strategy of harassment and demolition” against them by “media with a marked right-wing and ultra-right orientation.”

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