Spanish PM's Moroccan holiday amid election impasse draws flak from allies and foes

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An unannounced family holiday to Morocco by Spain's acting prime minister has sparked criticism by both right-wing rivals and left-wing allies at the height of a political impasse at home and amid rocky relations with Spain's southern neighbour.

The holiday is the first Pedro Sanchez has taken abroad since he took office in 2018 and is a rarity for any prime minister of one of Europe's top holiday destinations. His office said it was a strictly private vacation, paid for entirely by Sanchez.

The move infuriated Podemos, the hard-left junior coalition partner of Sanchez's Socialists, which supports the Polisario Front and has harshly criticised what it describes as the Spanish government's unexplained volte-face. "Sanchez continues to show his complacency toward Morocco, day after day, while Morocco continues to violate fundamental rights with impunity," Villanueva posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Far-right Vox wrote on its X account: "Sanchez seems to like Morocco more than Spain", and accused him of "opening doors" to illegal migration and giving aid to Moroccan farmers amid a drought in Spain.

 

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