Spain. Another scandal in the party of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. His colleague gives up

Another scandal hit the Spanish Prime Minister's party. A close associate of Pedro Sanchez was accused of sexual harassment and gave way to his position.

A new scandal in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), this time associated with allegations of sexual harassment, hit the group of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during attempts to alleviate the recent corruption scandal in his immediate surroundings.

“I stand here with a heavy heart, but unmoved with determination,” Sanchez said on Saturday during the meeting of the PSOE Federal Committee, convened after the outbreak of the corruption scandal in the immediate vicinity of the head of the government.

It is primarily about his close associate Santos Cerdan, accused, among others for participation in a criminal group dealing with manipulating tenders for public works. On Monday, the Supreme Court judge decided to detain Cerdan's detention on remand, without the possibility of dismissal.

Accusations of sexual harassment

The Saturday congress of the PSOE Federal Committee was to be the answer of Sanchez to the corruption scandal. The prime minister previously announced control and personnel changes in the party, but refused to write accelerated parliamentary elections.

The attempt to reorganize PSOE was, however, overshadowed by another scandal, which was written on the eve of the congress by Eldiario.S. Francisco Salazar, one of the leading party members, was accused by several party friends of “improper behavior”. The portal claims that Salazar gave inappropriate comments about the appearance of his subordinate, invited her to dinner and asked her to sleep in his house.

The Reuters agency reported that Sanchez spoke an hour later than planned and called for every woman who fell victim to sexual harassment to report this fact. He did not mention Salazar directly.

After the accusations, Salazar resigned from party functions and those in the prime minister's administration, and PSOE announced an investigation into his case. As the group pointed out, she had no signals about irregularities so far.

Decreases in support for the Sanchez party

As a result of the corruption scandal, the Sancheza Party records the falls of support unheard of since the last parliamentary elections in pollslosing to the opposition People's Party (PP) already about 6-8 points percentage. The next parliamentary elections are to take place in 2027.

Despite the rejection of the script by Sanchez, earlier parliamentary elections, the PSOE itself can hear voices calling for the government to vote on a vote of trust. He called for this, among others The head of the autonomous community of Castile-la Mancha Emiliano Garcia-Page.