Spanish prime minister considers resigning as wife faces investigation

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Pedro Sánchez has also halted public duties after a court launched an inquiry into alleged corruption by Begoña Gómez

Spain’s socialist prime minister has cancelled his public duties for the rest of the week and said he is considering resigning after a court launched an investigation into his wife for alleged influence-peddling and corruption.

In his letter Sánchez said the Manos Limpias complaint was based on “alleged reporting” by news sites whose political leanings he described as “overtly right wing and far right”, adding: “As is only logical, Begoña will defend her honour and will cooperate with the justice system as much as is necessary to clear up facts that are as scandalous in appearance as they are nonexistent.”

Nevertheless, the prime minister said the latest developments had compelled him to do some thinking. “Now that we’ve reached this point, the question I quite legitimately ask myself is, ‘is it all worth it?’ I sincerely don’t know. Yolanda Díaz, the labour minister, another deputy prime minister and leader of Sánchez’s coalition partners in the Sumar platform, also offered her full support.

 

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