Journalists sign a manifesto in defense of the Spanish prime minister and his wife, criticizing the media and right-wing parties
Thousands of Spanish journalists came out on Friday in support of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife following Sánchez’s announcement that he was considering his future as prime minister after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife over corruption allegations.
Sánchez, who will announce his future on Monday, attributed the judicial investigation to “spurious” attacks by right-wing and far-right opponents in the media and political parties.
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In support of this, several thousand journalists and writers signed an online manifesto that said: “the attack by the media and the judicial extreme right against the wife of the President of the Government is a new attempt to subvert the expressed popular will at the polls by illicit means.”
Spanish Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Party, Pedro Sánchez, and his wife Begoña Gómez, left, celebrate the results of the general elections in Madrid, Spain, on April 28, 2019. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has left Spain on hold after announcing he could resign over what he called an “unprecedented” smear campaign against his wife. Sánchez, in office since 2018, surprised everyone on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 by announcing that he was canceling all events until next week, when he will reveal his future. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangué)
He criticized what he called a “campaign of deception, falsehoods and harassment” against members of the last two left-wing coalition governments, saying they were coordinated and financed by right-wing political parties, aligned media, businesses and members of the judiciary.
The legal complaint against Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, was filed by a far-right legal platform that says Gómez used her position to influence business deals.
The Clean Hands group acknowledged that the complaint was based on newspaper articles. Spanish prosecutors say it should be dismissed.
“The undersigned journalists invite civil society to join this manifesto and mobilize on social networks and in the streets against this anti-democratic outrage,” Friday’s manifesto said.
“Governments are chosen and changed at the polls and in Parliament,” he continues, before ending with the call of “No to the judicial and media coup. No to the clay machine.”
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However, the center-right opposition Popular Party said Sánchez’s behavior was a pathetic ploy to try to win support in upcoming regional and European elections.
Sánchez supporters plan a rally in support of Sánchez in Madrid on Saturday.
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