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Spanish PM Sanchez Plans 2027 Re-election Bid Amid Scandals

Published JUN 26 2025

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Above: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks to the press at the European Council in Brussels on June 26, 2025. Image credit: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images

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El País

Pedro Sánchez, an authoritarian who used an "internal audit" to acquit himself of wrongdoing, clings to power while his party crumbles under the weight of corruption. With his top aide forced to resign and his family under investigation, the PSOE's credibility is in ruins. Public outrage is flooding the streets, not because of partisan games, but because citizens are tired of a system that shields the powerful.

European Conservative

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 98% chance that Pedro Sánchez will still be prime minister of Spain at the end of 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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