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

Spain’s ruling socialist party accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men

Pedro Sánchez speaking in the Spanish senate. He is holding his hands up either side of him
Pedro Sánchez has assumed personal responsibility for the shortcomings of investigations into Francisco Salazar, a senior party official. Photograph: Fernando Villar/EPA

Spain’s ruling socialist party, which has been battered by a barrage of corruption allegations and political setbacks, is scrambling to reassert its feminist credentials after being accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men in the party.

Pedro Sánchez appointed 11 women and six men to his cabinet when he became prime minister in 2018, saying his Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) was “unmistakably committed to equality” and to reflecting recent changes in Spanish society.

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