Rift leaves Spain's main opposition party in tatters, No. 2 quits

FILE PHOTO: People's Party (PP) deputy Teodoro Garcia Egea applauds with protective gloves in an almost empty chamber during a session at the parliament in Madrid, Spain, March 18, 2020. Mariscal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

The secretary general of Spain's main opposition People's Party (PP) resigned on Tuesday in a snowballing internal conflict that could further undermine the conservatives' popularity and play into the hands of the rising far-right Vox.

"I have decided to leave the post," the party's No. 2 official, Teodoro Garcia Egea, told La Sexta TV channel late at night.