Pedro Sánchez’s announcement of the cancellation of his agenda to reflect on his resignation and whether he deserves to continue as President of the Government leaves us with several possible scenarios. It will be next Monday the 29th when he announces whether he continues to lead the Executive, after a Madrid court has opened proceedings following the complaints by Manos Limpies about his wife, Begoña Gómez, for alleged influence peddling and corruption in the business. Before making his announcement public, the president communicated it to the King. These are the new scenarios and the role that the monarch plays in the face of a possible resignation.
“The question I legitimately ask myself is, is all this worth it? Honestly, I don’t know. This attack is unprecedented, it is so serious and so gross that I need to stop and reflect with my wife. Many times we forget that after the there are people. And I, I am not ashamed to say it, am a man deeply in love with my wife who lives helplessly with the mud that they spread on her day in and day out. With these words, Sánchez left the door open to his resignation from office (or not). He did it in a letter to the citizens that he himself shared on his X account. It was this Wednesday the 24th around 7:00 p.m.
Previously, Sánchez spoke with Felipe VI to whom he communicated his intention to stop, cancel the agenda for four days and open a reflection period to decide whether to resign. Both, the head of state and the president, maintain “permanent communication”, publishes OK Diary citing Zarzuela sources.
If he finally resigns, the next steps are those established by the Constitution. To begin with, a new call to the polls would have to wait, since the Magna Carta says that elections cannot be called until 365 days after the last electoral appointment. This puts us at May 30. From that day on, we would have to count 54 more deadlines, which puts us in July, Sunday the 21st.
Another scenario, that the position of President of the Government was assumed by a party colleague. This would imply opening a new consultation process with King Felipe VI to proceed with the investiture.
During this impasse, the Executive would be limited in its functions during that time. The possibility of Sánchez submitting to a question of confidence is also contemplated, in which the Government asks Congress for his support. At this point, the president may not obtain sufficient support from the Lower House. If this were the case, the process to invest a new president would begin, which implies new consultations with the King and the convening of a new investiture debate.
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