Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez rejected the opposition’s calls for snap elections on Thursday afternoon, following the deepening corruption scandals surrounding the already fragile leftist Spanish government.
The PM asked for the forgiveness of the people and announced the party would undergo an external audit but denied the need for snap elections, despite rumors circling of the coalition being on the verge of collapse.
The Thursday resignation of Santos Cerdán, the third-highest-ranking official in Sanchez’s inner circle came after being involved in a high-level corruption scandal, within the ranks of the Leftist government.
A day before the scandal erupted, the coalition already came under fire after Inmaculada Carretero, head of a popular progressive newspaper in Spain, admitted in a live radio show that the current government is “completely lost” without realizing his microphone was on. The blunder sparked distrust among left-wing voters, which only worsened today, after the corruption allegations came to light.
