Madrid, December 12.- Harassed by corruption schemes, cases of sexual harassment, and parliamentary blockage, the Government of Spain ends another week of tensions today, with no truce in sight.
However, from the entourage of the head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, they convey calm and certainty that the current administration will complete its term in 2027, as would be expected.
In any case, the cases involving former minister and former Organization Secretary of the Socialist Party (PSOE), José Luis Abalos, linked to businessman Víctor de Aldama and other figures, are snowballing.
There is talk of two plots in which Abalos and Aldama, along with Abalos’s former advisor, Koldo García, would be involved: one concerning masks sold fraudulently or through rigged deals, and another involving the purchase of hydrocarbons to commit resale crimes.
If more elements were needed, three other people ended up in jail awaiting the National Court's decision on possible charges against them.
In parallel, pending judicial proceedings, Santos Cerdán, former Organization Secretary of the PSOE, is also implicated in corruption cases.
Aside from being ticking time bombs that could escalate, several cases have been uncovered involving socialist leaders (as well as some from the Popular Party) in various parts of Spain, where several women decided to report their bosses or superiors for sexual harassment.
Aware that this issue is precisely one of the hallmarks of the leftist government in power, regarding its firm stance against gender violence and related practices, the scandals uncovered do not help Sánchez and his team.
To this panorama is added the breakup with the Catalan separatists from Junts, who, with seven seats in the Congress of Deputies, decided to boycott all initiatives the Executive brings to the Lower House.
Ammunition enough for the conservatives from the PP and the far-right Vox party, which are being used more forcefully than ever to challenge Sánchez’s management and demand an early election.
It does not seem likely at first glance that the usual relaxation due to the Christmas and New Year holidays will predominate. Rather, the right will take advantage to prepare the ground and go all out when 2026 begins, after the celebrations on January 6 for the Three Kings Day.
