Spain PM Sanchez considers resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe
NBCMAY 2024
Spanish Prime Minister Mulling Resignation
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The Spin
Left narrative
As if ad hominem attacks against the prime minister weren't enough, ultra-conservatives in Spain have decided to launch a baseless lawfare campaign against Sánchez's family. This level of toxicity in politics may be too much even for a political survivor such as Sánchez.
Right narrative
Begoña Gómez has not been formally indicted yet, so Sánchez's reaction to the investigation certainly sounds an alarm, especially as a corruption case in his government — the Koldo Case — has just been unveiled.