Prime Minister of Spain is considering resigning after corruption investigation into his wife: “I need to stop and think about whether I can remain head of government”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is considering resigning. After all, his wife is being investigated for influence peddling and corruption. He announced this himself on Twitter.

“I need to stop and think about whether I can remain head of government,” de Sánchez writes. He will announce his decision to the Spanish press on Monday, it sounds.

The investigation into Begoña Gómez, Sánchez’s wife, started on April 16 after a complaint from the association Manos Limpias (‘Clean Hands’). Spanish media reported that the investigation focuses on Gómez’s contacts with private companies that have received money or orders from the government. For example, Gómez is said to have had ties with the Spanish tourism group Globalia, the owner of Air Europa, among others. She is said to have played a role in government support for Air Europa in 2020, which ran into major problems during the corona crisis.

Gómez then headed IE Africa Center, a foundation linked to a business school in Madrid. According to El Confidencial the foundation signed a partnership with Globalia in 2020. Gómez is said to have participated in a private meeting with Globalia CEO Javier Hidalgo when Globalia negotiated the rescue plan with the government.