In a devastating way. Pedro Sánchez tries to cauterize the crisis opened by Francisco Salazar. The attitudes of alleged sexual harassment suffered by the women who worked under his orders in Moncloa today demanded another way out, that of his right-hand man, Antonio Hernández. Him, until … Now director of the political coordination department within the cabinet of the presidency of the government, he was identified by the complainants as an “accomplice” and a “concealer” of Salazar’s conduct towards party workers.
His dismissal will be formalized next Tuesday 9 in the Council of Ministers and the PSOE also confirms that he will leave the party executive in Andalusia, where he was responsible for the Secretariat of Data, Analysis and Foresight. Government sources consulted by ABC assure that it is “an agreed and shared rupture”.
They point out that, since Hernández became aware of the reported events, “he understood that it was not sustainable” to continue in his position and “obviously from Moncloa, upon learning the facts, she acted with force. As always”, say the aforementioned sources. On the side of the Executive, however, it is emphasized that “he denies the facts and moves away so as not to harm the Government.”
The dismissal, reported by eldiario.es and confirmed by this newspaper, was triggered this Sunday and was carried out in coordination with Sánchez’s chief of staff, Diego Rubio, and the first vice president, María Jesús Montero, who, at the party level, also had him integrated into its leadership in Andalusia. The decision was made after learning that his name was included in complaints from Salazar’s victims and that he was attributed a role in covering up the abuse.
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