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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Spain’s PM Sánchez could quit after far-right attacks on wife and bid to ‘politically kill’ him

Begoña Gómez preparing to cast a vote with Pedro Sánchez standing behind her
Begoña Gómez, left, the wife of Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, right, has been accused of influence-peddling and corruption. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

On Monday, Pedro Sánchez, the great and unpredictable survivor of Spanish politics, and a leader who has seen off more than his fair share of rivals, critics and adversaries, will reveal whether or not he intends to carry on as prime minister.

The announcement will come five days after the socialist prime minister shocked Spain by posting a four-page cri de coeur on social media in which he said that the continuing “harassment and bullying operation” being waged against him and his wife by his political and media opponents had led him to cancel his public duties for the rest of the week while he reflected on his future.

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