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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied on Wednesday that there is "widespread corruption" in his government, speaking before Congress two days after his former right-hand man José Luis Ábalos was sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption. Source: listindiario
Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo (Popular Party) demanded Sánchez dissolve parliament and call elections: "The question is no longer whether you have sufficient confidence to govern; it is obvious that you do not." Source: emolcl Feijóo accused Sánchez of leading a "organized system of corruption." Source: infobae Meanwhile, allies ERC and Bildu questioned Sánchez's ability to govern. ERC's Gabriel Rufián asked: "You said how not to continue? Fine. But to do what?"
“Determinados actores políticos y mediáticos están tratando de mezclar, para equiparar y con ello confundir a la gente, crear una sensación de corrupción generalizada que ya les digo, señorías, no existe”
“El Partido Socialista (PSOE) no se ha financiado irregularmente. Al contrario, si ha ocurrido algo de eso, es que han sido otros quienes se han aprovechado de sus recursos”
“La instrucción contra mi mujer, también contra mi hermano, se ha hecho contra el criterio de la Fiscalía”
Sánchez himself is not under investigation, but several close associates are: Ábalos convicted, his brother David Sánchez awaiting sentence for influence peddling, his successor Santos Cerdán indicted, and a probe into an alleged plot to derail judicial cases against socialists. Source: listindiario The former Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz was also convicted for a leak. Source: listindiario Sánchez insists these are isolated cases and that the PSOE has not been illegally financed. Source: infobae
“Lo único que se espera de usted en estas cortes es que las disuelva. Disuelva, disuelva usted las cortes y vayamos a votar”