Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce at noon whether he will resign from the Spanish government
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce at noon whether he will resign over corruption charges against his wife.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce this Monday whether he will resign from the government. The prime minister has several options: to stay in office, resign or call for general elections, El Mundo writes.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to announce at 12 p.m. on Monday whether he will resign over corruption charges against his wife.
Today marks the end of the five-day period that Pedro Sanchez requested to reflect on his continued tenure as head of government following the allegations of influence peddling against his wife, Begona Gomez.
The head of the Spanish government has several options, including staying in office, resigning, or calling general elections. If Sanchez wants to call elections, he must meet certain deadlines, which are detailed in the Organic Law on the General Electoral System (LOREG).
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Pedro Sanchez, 52, who has been in charge of the EU's fourth-largest economy for nearly six years, wrote on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that he wanted to think about whether it was still "worth it despite the mud pit in which the right and far right are trying to play politics.
Then he added that he needed to thinkwhether he should "continue to lead the government or give up this high honor.
Over the weekend, thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid and other cities across the country to protest for Sanchez to remain in office. Demonstrators carried placards with inscriptions such as "Sanchez, yes, continue" or "Don't give up.
According to the constitution, King Felipe VI will have to consult with party leaders after Sánchez's resignation to propose a successor to the parliament. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that Sánchez will remain in office and ask the parliament to pass a vote of confidence or call early elections.