Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez intends to flip a cornerstone of right-wing and far-right attacks into an electoral badge of honor.
In a broadcast interview with La Séptima reported by ara.cat, Sánchez revealed his strategy to reframe a partisan insult hurled throughout the legislative term.
“I am working so that on November 29 many people say ‘Pedro Sánchez, what a son of a bitch,’” Sánchez said during the interview.
Looking ahead to the general election, the prime minister forecast a historic mobilization with voter participation exceeding 70 percent. He remains resolute in his prospects for renewing a progressive majority in parliament.
"Frente al 'Pedro Sánchez, hijo de p***', que cantan Vox y muchos de sus miembros de la ultraderecha, quiero trabajar para que el 29 de noviembre mucha gente diga: 'Pedro Sánchez, qué hijo de p***'". #SánchezEnLaSéptima pic.twitter.com/S50dkMLfjY
Asked by journalist Javier Ruiz whether defeat would drive him from office, Sánchez dismissed the notion of an imminent exit. “They have given me up for retired during many elections and here I am, contributing to Social Security,” he said.
The political climate grew sharper as Sánchez pointed to evidence warranting an investigation into contacts between the Popular Party (PP) and Koldo García. Cuca Gamarra previously acknowledged that a meeting occurred between the PP’s lawyer and the former advisor to José Luis Ábalos.
“While we have expelled corruption, the PP has bought it. This is very serious and I hope it is clarified,” Sánchez stated. Expressing deep disgust regarding corruption, he vigorously defended the Socialist Party’s internal response.
Friction with the judiciary also drew the prime minister’s ire. Sánchez criticized the Supreme Court’s administrative litigation chamber for restricting voting rights for naturalized citizens under democratic memory laws, labeling it a contradiction that parents are barred from voting while their children can. He voiced optimism that the Constitutional Court would rectify the situation.
Defending his political allies, Sánchez described a loan received by Plus Ultra as spotless in regards to former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. He also praised former Transport Minister Óscar Puente for resigning after appearing in Congress, calling it a correct decision that dignifies political life.
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