Sánchez calls for telematic voting and is absent from the last plenary session of the year after the harassment scandals and the arrest of Leire

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Pedro Sánchez asks to vote electronically and does not participate in the last plenary session of the year, citing an international meeting on Ukraine.

Sánchez’s absence coincides with the arrest of Leire Díez and Vicente Fernández, as well as the resignation of José Tomé following accusations of harassment.

The Popular Party criticizes Sánchez’s absence and believes that he is avoiding giving explanations about the recent scandals within the PSOE.

The Mexican PRI accuses Sánchez of alleged corruption and lack of transparency in the management of the Socialist International.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezwill avoid appearing at the Congress of Deputies this Thursday, during the last plenary session of the year until February.

This Wednesday, the Socialist Parliamentary Group presented at the Council meeting a letter signed by Sánchez. The Chamber Board of Directors meeting – called at 6:45 p.m. to confirm the suspension of his imprisoned former minister José Luis Ábalos– asking to vote remotely this Thursday for total control of the Executive.

The official justification lies in his participation in the meeting of the Coalition of Volunteers for Ukraine, which will be held in electronic format with European prime ministers.

According to the document presented, to which this newspaper had access, participation in the official activities of this international event “prevents their presence at the plenary session”.

Congress recently approved, in July 2025, a reform of its regulations which allows telematic voting for MPs with “commitments at European, Ibero-American, NATO, G-20 summits, as well as meetings of the United Nations General Assembly and other international meetings”.

But the Popular Party denies that this meeting “prevents” it from participating in the Congress. Official PP sources, consulted by this newspaper, assure that “It’s obvious he’s running away.”.

And the absence of Sánchez arrives at the worst possible political moment.

The president will be absent from the room the day after the resignation of a president of the Socialist Provincial Council for sexual harassment and just a few hours after the announced double arrest. plumber of Santos Cerdanthe ex-militant Leire Diezand of Vicente Fernándezthe former president of SEPI, linked to Maria Jesus Montero.

“Not even an innocent person erases the evidence that exonerates him,” says the popular press release in reference to the convicted attorney general, “not even a president without afraid of questions avoid offering responses to the media.

· The Supreme Court confirms the trial of SU number two.
· THEIR plumber and the former president of SEPI, close collaborator of THEIR vice-president, are arrested.
· UCM admits pressure to create ITS woman’s chair by hand.
· A new case of sexual harassment in YOUR party.

SO…

– Alberto Núñez Feijóo (@NunezFeijoo) December 10, 2025

Those of Alberto Nuñez Feijóo They add that if Sánchez’s meeting with the prime ministers of Ukraine’s allied countries is telematic, “all the more reason not to be absent from Congress and stand up to the Spaniards, their representatives and the press, take responsibility for scandals“.

black wednesday

The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard arrested Leire Díez this Wednesday for his role as intermediary in the financial operations of the PSOE. The arrest took place on the orders of the National Court as part of the secret investigation. With Diez, a pawn very close to the first vice-president, the former president of SEPI Vicente Fernández.

In the same black wednesdaythe case of sexual harassment accusations against José Tomépresident of the Provincial Council of Lugo.

Tomé announced his resignation after the news broke Tuesday evening. I also took He will abandon all his positions in the PSOE of the Galician province. Accusations against socialist leader added to appeal Salazar affair and other cases, such as that of the socialist leader of Torremolinos, which generated a vast wave of protests. reputation crisis in the party.

Furthermore, this same Wednesday, the allegations of the Mexican PRI exploded, which Sánchez is formally accused of having led “corrupt” management of the Socialist Internationalan organization he has chaired for years.

The historic political formation denounces alleged money laundering and lack of transparency in resource management.

Meeting for Ukraine

The Coalition of Volunteers for Ukraine is a informal association of Western countries which came after the first hostile movements against Ukraine by the Trump administration in the United States.

Its aim is to coordinate greater military support for Kyiv without waiting for the consensus of the entire international community.

This meeting, in the form of a videoconference, took place publicly summoned by Emmanuel Macron at noon this Wednesday. The aim of the meeting is to advance security guarantees for Ukraine before Christmas, in a critical phase of peace negotiations.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskymet on Monday with the leaders of Germany, France And United Kingdom in London to discuss a revised peace plan. Keir Starmer He stressed that the negotiations are at a turning point, while emphasizing that the Ukrainian question is a matter for the Ukrainians themselves.