Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has suspended public duties to ‘stop and reflect’ on whether to remain in the job, after a court opened a preliminary inquiry into his wife. In a statement, the Spanish leader said he urgently needed to decide ‘whether I should continue to lead the government or renounce this honour.’ The court said it was responding to corruption claims against Begona Gomez. Mr Sanchez said he would make a decision on his future next Monday. His wife would defend her honour and work with the judiciary, he said, to make clear there was no substance to the allegations against her.” (04/25/24)