The reactions to the surprising news that broke late on Wednesday afternoon to the media editorial offices, with the letter from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, assessing his possible “resignation” due to the information relating to the activities of his wife, Begoña Gómez – who will now also investigate a court in Madrid – have also reached the international press. Both outside and inside the European Union, where the PSOE leader is best known, among other things for his position as president of the Socialist International.
From the United Kingdom, the Financial Times headlined “Spanish Prime Minister Suspends Public Functions After Wife's Corruption Investigation.” He went on to detail that “in an extraordinary letter to the country published on Wednesday on the social media platform Sincerely I dont know'”.
In a similar vein, the British public broadcaster BBC emphasized – after highlighting that the head of the Spanish Executive had suspended all his actions until announcing his decision next Monday – that “the complaint against Begoña Gómez was presented by the anti-corruption activists of Manos “Cleans, who have participated in several high-profile court cases in recent years and are headed by a man linked to the extreme right.”
“Enormous deterioration” since the elections
For its part, the prestigious The Times pointed out that “Pedro Sánchez says he is considering leaving the presidency of the Government”, alluding to his unexpected public letter. He then put his readers in context by explaining how the political situation in Spain “has deteriorated enormously since the general elections last July when Sánchez retained power by accepting a highly controversial amnesty agreement in exchange for the party's seven votes.” independence movement of Carles Puigdemont.
On the other side of the Atlantic, in the United States, the famous New York Times reported among its most notable news of the day that “the Spanish leader says he is considering resigning while his wife faces an investigation.” More forceful was the digital media Politico, pointing out that the head of the Executive “threatens” to leave office. Already within his text he explained the reason: a “preliminary investigation into whether the prime minister's wife, Begoña Gómez, used her connections with the Government to promote her private business interests.”
Already within the European Union, the French newspaper Le Monde headlined “Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is considering resigning after the announcement of an investigation against his wife for corruption.” He then cited El Confidencial for having been the first media to publish the opening of criminal proceedings against Begoña Gómez, and then made reference to the letter from Pedro Sánchez in which he maintains that he and his wife are victims of “an orchestrated campaign.” on the right and the extreme right.
“An unidentified political object”
“Will Spain lose its Prime Minister?” questioned the progressive French newspaper Libération. And Le Figaro, considered conservative, echoed Sánchez's doubts and highlighted that his announcement was neither a formal letter of resignation nor a “reaction statement” to the judicial investigation into his partner, but rather “a political object.” unidentified” that had surprised all of Spain.
In Germany, the weekly Der Spiegel reported that “Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez is thinking out loud about resigning,” while raising the question of whether Sánchez will “resign” and explaining that he feels “harassed” by the right. In turn, Bild, the most read German newspaper, spoke of a “bomb in Spain” that exploded after the socialist leader announced his decision in relation to the judicial proceedings opened on the actions of his wife, Begoña Gómez, to the time he collected the PP's accusations.
Likewise, in Italy the newspapers La Repubblica and La Stampa headlined with the president's phrase in Congress: “I believe in justice.” For its part, Il Corriere della Sera reported that “Premier Sánchez's wife is under investigation.” And in Portugal, the Expresso newspaper also gave him a prominent place on its cover with a photo of the PSOE leader as well: “Pedro Sánchez says that he considers leaving the Spanish Government and cancels his agenda.” He then pointed out that the Spanish political leader did so to “be able to reflect and decide which path to follow.”
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