Otegi's alleged alliance with Sánchez sparks fierce backlash
Otegi appears with Basque socialists in an image that triggers criticism: he asks PSOE to tackle corruption while offering support. Alliance or survival?
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Otegi backs Sánchez and unleashes a political storm: new alliance or mere survival?
Arnaldo Otegi, leader of EH Bildu, appears alongside Basque socialists Miguel Sarracena, Eneko Andueza and Susana García Chueca in an image taken on 9 June. The context is the alleged "political operation" that, according to media reports, Otegi would be weaving against "sanchismo", but which has translated into a gesture of explicit support for Pedro Sánchez's government. The abertzale leader would have limited himself to asking the PSOE to "stem" its corruption cases, a demand that contradicts the rupture that other partners like Junts or PNV maintain at a distance.
The reaction was not long in coming. From sectors of the hardest left, Otegi is accused of "openly" offering his support, antiestéticaring that Sánchez's fall would cost him his "gravy train" of influence. Beyond that, some see in this move an instrumentalization of terrorism: "The PSOE using known terrorists to threaten judges", it has even been said. The tone rises: "a bunch of ing incivil", "incivil helping each other". The photo of Otegi with the socialists is not an innocuous gesture; it is proof of an alliance that, for many, crosses red lines.
The debate reflects the growing tension in the Spanish left, where Sánchez's parliamentary support becomes increasingly uncomfortable. While Junts and PNV appear "lukewarm", Otegi tightens the screw. The question is whether this backing is strategic or an act of desperation. For now, criticism intensifies and the image of Otegi alongside the socialists becomes the epicenter of a controversy that is only just beginning.
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