Socialist leaders before the gathering at the PSOE headquarters last Saturday. A. PÉREZ MECA / EUROPA PRESS
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The PSOE is now breathing “easily”, after learning that Sánchez’s decision to continue at the head of the Government and after five days holding its breath. “The president does not give in to pressure, hoaxes and harassment,” sources from the socialist leadership have assured.
According to these same sources, Sánchez will work “harder for a better country” and they have called for “everyone to reflect on his words.”
The reactions of the socialists have occurred just after Sánchez has appeared in an institutional statement from the Moncloa Palace to announce that he will continue to lead the Government, after five days of reflection following the judicial investigations into his wife, Begoña Gómez , a few days in which socialism has been in suspense.
The first to know the decision
The first to know about Sánchez’s decision were those who are part of his hard core, made up of the first vice president of the Government and ‘number 2’ of the PSOE, María Jesús Montero; the Secretary of Organization of the Socialists, Santos Cerdán, and the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, Félix Bolaños.
The three leaders approached the Moncloa Palace and learned of the decision directly from Sánchez half an hour before their institutional appearance before the media.
After it was publicly known that he was staying, Cerdán assured in X that the PSOE will continue “working tirelessly”, “for the regeneration of democracy”, “to continue consolidating rights” and “so that clean politics prevails”.
Vamos a seguir trabajando sin descanso. Por la regeneración de la democracia. Para seguir consolidando derechos. Para que prevalezca la política limpia.
— Santos Cerdán León (@santicl) April 29, 2024
Vamos a hacer frente a los desafíos que están por venir con más fuerza que nunca.
Bolaños has also assured on the same social network that “a clean democracy is worth it” and has advanced that they will continue “with more strength.”
Montero thanked Sánchez for his “bravery”, his “determination “, “his humility” and for “moving forward”. “With you we will make it still worth it,” she wrote in
They Applaud The “BRAVE” Decision
In a message on social networks, PSOE spokesperson Esther Peña thanked Sánchez for his continuity and “for defending democracy , for promoting decency and for fighting for a supportive and brave Spain.”
In the same sense, the spokesperson for the Executive, Pilar Alegría, has spoken on the same social network, who has defended that “it is worth continuing to support democratic regeneration and the consolidation of rights.”
With the hashtag #Merecelapena , almost all the socialist ministers of the Government have celebrated the continuity of the head of the Executive and have left their messages on the social network high democratic values, regeneration and fair play”.
The socialist spokesperson in the Congress of Deputies, Patxi López , has also assured that Sánchez’s announcement is “great news” for “democracy” and for the vast majority of citizens. “Today Democracy wins,” he concluded. The spokesperson in the Senate, Juan Espadas , has spoken in similar terms. ” Thank you for your courage and that of your family, for ensuring that your personal reflection ends up being collective and that this changes our society for the better,” he indicated.
In addition to displays of support from its Executive, there has also been no shortage of messages from the socialist ‘barons’. One of the first to react publicly to the announcement has been the leader of the PSC and candidate for the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, who has applauded Sánchez’s “brave” decision to continue leading the Executive: “This is the best news for Catalonia”, He pointed out in a message on the social network X a minute after Sánchez made his announcement.
Esta es la mejor noticia para Cataluña. Una decisión valiente para recuperar la dignidad de la política y un compromiso para frenar a quienes intentan socavar nuestra democracia. ¡Adelante, presidente!
— Salvador Illa Roca/❤️ (@salvadorilla) April 29, 2024
Also the president of Castilla-La Mancha and general secretary of the PSOE in this region, Emiliano García-Page , has celebrated in a message in can direct.”
At a press conference, the general secretary of the PSE-EE, Eneko Andueza, congratulated Pedro Sánchez because his decision to remain is “good for Spain” and, in addition, “reinforces stability” in Euskadi . And the president of the Principality of Asturias and general secretary of the FSA-PSOE, Adrián Barbón, has considered that Sánchez’s continuity at the head of the Executive is a source of “enormous satisfaction” for the “progressives” and the “democrats.”
Five days in which the PSOE had its soul in suspense
Last Wednesday, Sánchez announced in a letter published on the social network the complaint filed by Clean Hands against his wife.
Since then, the PSOE, which has waited in suspense for the decision, has turned to its leader, giving him public signs of support. Last Saturday, the socialist Federal Committee, which was initially convened for other matters, became a conclave to support Pedro Sánchez and convince him to stay .
Precisely these displays of affection and support have been key in the decision to stay. Thus, the President of the Government has thanked the expressions of affection received in recent days, especially that of the PSOE, which “decisively influenced” his decision, according to Sánchez himself.
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