Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, Spain\u2019s prime minister, has announced that he staying on in his role.<\/p>\n His decision comes days after the Spanish leader abruptly announced<\/a> he was considering resigning from office, after a Madrid court said it had opened an investigation into S\u00e1nchez\u2019s wife, Bego\u00f1a G\u00f3mez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The investigation followed a complaint from the pressure group Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), which is known to have had links in the past to Spain\u2019s far right.<\/p>\n In a dramatic speech this morning, S\u00e1nchez said he decided to continue as prime minister and called for a collective reflection, as well as cleaning up what he described as toxic practices in public life.<\/p>\n He called on Spanish society to become an example and inspiration for the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “,”elementId”:”6e175807-9ce1-4358-82c6-6b7ffd185ca1″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n His decision comes days after the Spanish leader abruptly announced<\/a> he was considering resigning from office, after a Madrid court said it had opened an investigation into S\u00e1nchez\u2019s wife, Bego\u00f1a G\u00f3mez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”e975c5e7-1fd7-4cb9-b62e-1cbbfe992bc8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n The investigation followed a complaint from the pressure group Manos Limpias (Clean Hands), which is known to have had links in the past to Spain\u2019s far right.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”40093d6c-2a63-4e63-9e50-1f6aa35b0b28″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n In a dramatic speech this morning, S\u00e1nchez said he decided to continue as prime minister and called for a collective reflection, as well as cleaning up what he described as toxic practices in public life.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”66f23031-23ad-4e6b-a986-3792d7fdc8e7″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n He called on Spanish society to become an example and inspiration for the world.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”883ddafa-4d71-4edd-a845-4f920ee0f299″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:true,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1714380218000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”04.43\u00a0EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1714382232000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”05.17\u00a0EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1714381679000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”05.07\u00a0EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”05.07″,”title”:”S\u00e1nchez to stay on as Spain’s prime minister”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Mon 29 Apr 2024 05.17 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Mon 29 Apr 2024 04.12 EDT”},{“id”:”662f54f38f08649d2d970676″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Spanish opposition parties have stepped up their attacks on the socialist prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, as he prepares to announce whether he will resign<\/a>.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”07b2c95f-f78e-41dc-9d1d-84c90f99dec0″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n S\u00e1nchez accused his political opponents \u2013 chiefly Alberto N\u00fa\u00f1ez Feij\u00f3o<\/strong>, the leader of the conservative People\u2019s party (PP), and Santiago Abascal<\/strong>, the leader of the far-right Vox party \u2013 of \u201ccollaborating with a far-right digital galaxy and with Manos Limpias\u201d.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”fbc2e9ec-6bfa-4ef5-8ebd-605f47b98ce5″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Ppposition parties have accused S\u00e1nchez of cynical manoeuvring, melodrama and self-obsession.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”745ee8b3-0fd7-48ed-b52f-1ac93fb3e4dc”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n \u201cWe citizens shouldn\u2019t be the ones focusing on S\u00e1nchez\u2019s navel; S\u00e1nchez should be focusing on the citizens,\u201d Feij\u00f3o said on Saturday. \u201cMr S\u00e1nchez, the question isn\u2019t whether being prime minister of Spain<\/a> is worth it or not. The question is whether or not Spain deserves a prime minister like you.\u201d<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”ff3010ad-e737-48c5-bf8c-7339ee4fa8f9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Vox said the fact that S\u00e1nchez still had not resigned was \u201ca democratic anomaly\u201d, and that \u201cEurope is asking itself how S\u00e1nchez can carry on being prime minister when his wife faces such serious allegations\u201d.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”f86d747c-fe19-45f0-8437-4eafdcce3488″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”152d8891-b3b4-46a9-b592-2b92eaa8cdbd”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1714378339000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”04.12\u00a0EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1714378444000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”04.14\u00a0EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1714378444000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”04.14\u00a0EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”04.14″,”title”:”Spanish opposition step up S\u00e1nchez attacks as PM decides on his future”,”contributors”:[{“name”:”Sam Jones”}],”primaryDateLine”:”Mon 29 Apr 2024 05.17 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Mon 29 Apr 2024 04.12 EDT”},{“id”:”662f505c8f082fbf2974a055″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Good morning and welcome back to the Europe<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”9a529ec0-bd7e-4304-ab9f-69e6c2604f96″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Today we will be looking at the latest in Spain, where the prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, is expected to make an announcement today about his future.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”1b897bdb-ad09-4170-a41c-ae2bb1747b4e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n Will he stay or will he go? S\u00e1nchez\u2019s decision is being closely watched both in Spain<\/a> and around Europe.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”0840c951-c0b1-43ca-b26e-6b95ceed7941″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1714378339000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”04.12\u00a0EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1714378318000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”04.11\u00a0EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1714378339000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”04.12\u00a0EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”04.12″,”title”:”Welcome to the blog”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Mon 29 Apr 2024 05.17 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First published on Mon 29 Apr 2024 04.12 EDT”},{“id”:”662f50d98f083e20b047dd87″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n On Wednesday night, Spain\u2019s socialist prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, abruptly announced<\/a> he was cancelling his public duties for the rest of the week and considering resigning from office.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”799c8434-4422-45f1-94eb-9deb2143d7b5″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n He is expected to announce his decision today at approximately 11am CET.<\/p>\n “,”elementId”:”27a818e7-013e-4ed5-95c2-1d9678b7b461″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n