Sánchez’s decision brings stability to Spanish politics before the summer European elections.
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that he would continue as prime minister.
His resignation has been speculated for many days, and over the weekend, Spain saw a flurry of demonstrations in support of Sánchez.
Sánchez’s decision to continue is told by other things BBC and Politico.
The uproar around Sánchez involves his wife Begoña Gómezii. An organization called Clean Hands has accused Gómez of corruption. It has been alleged that she used her position as the prime minister’s spouse in an inappropriate way.
The Spanish court has started a preliminary investigation into the matter.
The Clean Hands organization released a statement last week admitting that the allegations against Gómez may have been baseless because they were based on stories from online magazines.
However, Sánchez stepped aside from his duties for five days and announced that he was thinking about his future in politics.
On Monday, Sánchez called the allegations against his wife a harassment campaign organized by the right-wing media.
“If we accept that politics involves attacking innocent people, then politics is not worth it. No amount of honor you receive justifies the fact that the people you love the most suffer,” he stated in his speech.
Sánchez, 52, has served as Spain’s prime minister since June 2018.
Sánchez’s announcement brings stability to Spanish politics. The Socialist leader does not have a clear successor, nor does the leader of the opposition People’s Party Partido Popular Alberto Núñez Feijóolla there is not enough support to form a right-wing government.
Sánchez’s resignation would have led to the formation of an interim government and new parliamentary elections in the summer.
This would have been difficult in the sense that the European Parliament elections will be held in June, and after that the game for the EU’s top candidates will begin. Spain needs a strong negotiator in them so that it can keep its side.