Pedro Sanchez Under Pressure as Protestors Rally in Madrid
Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been put under pressure as a People's Party Protest assembled on Sunday Plaza de Espana.
These protests have emerged after consistent corruption allegations against Pedro Sanchez and his Spanish Socialist Workers Party.
This was particularly after leaked audio recordings showed Socialist Workers Party member Leire Diez orchestrating a smear campaign against a Guardia Civil Police Unit. This came after the unit had been investigating claims of corruption against Sanchez's wife, his brother and a close ally.
The People's Party arranged a protest at the central square in Madrid, Plaza De Espana. This protest was held under the slogan 'Mafia or Democracy'.
Thousands of protesters gathered on Sunday waving Spanish flags chanting 'Pedro Sanchez resign.'
According to the Peoples Party's numbers there were over 100,000 people present at this protest. But the central government disputes this figure, placing it closer to 45,000 to 50,000 people.
Sanchez Government Under Pressure
Pedro Sanchez came to power in June 2018 after ousting his People's Party predecessor Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote after corruption scandals and protests.
Over the last year Sanchez has been placed under increasing pressure from a number of allegations over corruption.
The People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo called for snap elections to be called, as the next elections were supposed to happen in 2027.
Feijoo stated that 'the Sanchez government has stained everything politics, state institutions and the separation of powers.'
Meanwhile, Government Spokesman Pilar Algeria made a derogatory statement mocking the turnout.
Sanchez had dismissed the probes against the members of his inner circle and the protests as a 'smear campaign,' carried out by the right wing to undermine his government.
However, these protests have emerged at a time when Sanchez is struggling with falling support and a rising right-wing Vox and PP parties. Tags: Pedro SanchezSpanish GovernmentSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
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