Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, embroiled in a judicial investigation into his wife that he says is a campaign of destabilization orchestrated by the right-wing opposition, appears to have backed away from a decision to resign.
He told the media today that; "I have decided to continue with more force if possible." The Spanish Prime Minister emphasized that he appreciated the social reactions, adding that; "My wife and I know that this slander campaign will not stop, we have been suffering for 10 years. But we can afford it."
In power since 2018, the 52-year-old socialist leader last Wednesday suspended all his public activities after a Madrid court announced the opening of this preliminary investigation into "corruption" and "undue influence". He made the decision after a court opened an initial investigation into his wife over allegations of corruption.
Mr. Sánchez has insisted that the allegations are a campaign of harassment orchestrated by the right-wing media.
The charges against Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, were brought against her by the organization Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), led by a far-right-linked man named Miguel Bernad.
However, on Thursday, Madrid's public prosecutor called for the investigation to be closed for lack of evidence, and Manos Limpias also admitted that the allegations could be false because they were based on stories from online newspapers - one of which has already been proven to be false. fake.