MADRID – Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, vowed on Sunday to remain in office until the 2027 general election despite mounting corruption scandals engulfing his ruling Socialist party, key allies and figures close to his political circle.
Speaking at the youth congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), Sánchez defended his government’s record at his first major party rally since the Socialists suffered a historic defeat in Andalusia, once a party stronghold.
“Socialism may stumble, but we never give up on a fight,” he told the crowd. “We will continue to govern until 2027. And beyond!”
The Spanish leader insisted more time was needed for voters to feel the impact of the coalition’s social and economic policies, rejecting growing calls for snap elections as a series of judicial investigations pile pressure on his government.
Former socialist prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, a longtime Sánchez ally, is also under investigation by…
