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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Emma Pinedo, Christina Thykjaer and Belén Carreño

Under pressure to resign, Spain's opposition leader Casado waves goodbye to parliament

Pablo Casado, leader of Popular Party (PP) is applauded during a session at the Parliament, in Madrid, Spain, Februray 23, 2022. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Pablo Casado, leader of Spain's centre-right opposition People's Party, appeared to bid farewell to parliament on Wednesday amid rising speculation that he would bow to pressure to resign, deepening turmoil in the PP that could benefit the far right.

The crisis worsened last week after Isabel Diaz Ayuso, the popular regional PP leader of the capital Madrid, accused top party brass of secretly gathering alleged evidence of corruption against her and her entrepreneur brother over a contract to buy COVID face masks.

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