The world reacts immediately to the “bombshell in Spain” of Pedro Sánchez’s possible resignation

The main European media immediately echoed, with different approaches, the announcement by the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, that he will announce next Monday whether he will resign or not.

«Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez thinks out loud regarding resigning»writes the German weekly Der Spiegel, which asks whether Sánchez will “leave” and explains that the Spanish leader feels “harassed” by the right.

The tabloid ‘Bild’, the most read newspaper in Germany, speaks of a «bomb in Spain» which erupted following Sánchez announced his decision regarding the preliminary legal proceedings opened once morest his wife, Begoña Gómez, while also reflecting accusations from the opposition Popular Party (PP) that the President of the Government is seeking spectacle.

The Secretary General of the Party of European Socialists, Giacomo Filibeck, expressed this Wednesday his support for the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and his wife, Begoña Gómez, and urged them to stop these “Hate-fuelled attacks by the far right in Spain«.

«These hate-fueled attacks by the far right in Spain must stop. Dignity in politics must prevail. Democracy must prevail.“Filiberk said on the official account of the Party of European Socialists on X.

And he added: «Sanchez, the progressives of Europe are with you, your wife and your family».

For his part, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, expressed his solidarity with his Spanish counterpart.The ‘sludge machine’ driven by the Spanish far right has sought to destroy Pedro Sánchez’s family in order to stop progressive policies. The right’s policy is to destroy people«.

Sánchez announced this pause for reflection in a letter to the public that he made public through X following a Madrid court opened an investigation once morest Gómez for the alleged commission of crimes of influence peddling and corruption in business following the complaint from the far-right union.

For his part, Petro assured that this same “mud machine” has also “taken off in Colombia, only here, it also kills,” alluding to the fact that it is a “A well-oiled machine with lies, hatred and money, stops with the popular mobilization, with those who want Colombia to move forward.«.

What happens if Sanchez resigns?

The possibility that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez may resign opens up an uncertain political scenario with many unknowns, but most of which are answered by the Constitution and the electoral law, such as the election of a new head of the Executive by Congress.

Article 101 of the Spanish Constitution provides for the case of resignation or death of the head of the Executive or a loss of parliamentary confidence, such as a motion of censure.

“The Government ceases following the holding of general elections, in cases of loss of parliamentary confidence provided for in the Constitution, or due to the resignation or death of its president.“, according to Spanish fundamental law.

In this case, the resignation of the head of the Executive would mean that the entire cabinet would continue in office until a new president of the Government is appointed.

This means that the Executive would be limited in its powers, without the capacity to legislate, just as happens following a general election and before electing the new Government.