Pablo Iglesias reveals Sánchez warned him judges held a poor opinion of him

Sánchez had already warned Iglesias: the judges have a poor opinion of you

Pablo Iglesias revealed on the show «Malas Lenguas» a conversation held at Moncloa when he was Deputy Prime Minister. According to his account, Pedro Sánchez, with Iván Redondo present, told him that «some very important judges» had a poor opinion of him and that «this has to be fixed». Sánchez offered to mediate so that Iglesias could meet them and they could see that «he is not so terrible».

The revelation has not surprised the former Deputy Prime Minister's usual critics. It is interpreted as an attempt by Iglesias to vindicate himself before his base, suggesting that judicial hostility towards him was detected and managed from within the Government itself. The former leader of Podemos said he believed Sánchez was sincere at the time, which would point to latent tension between the Executive and certain sectors of the judiciary already during the coalition.

Reactions are divided between those who see a self-serving account and those who consider it confirms a political bias in the judiciary. Meanwhile, Iglesias maintains his media profile, away from the front line, and this anecdote feeds the narrative that he was an uncomfortable actor for the judicial establishment.

All in all, the question hanging in the air is whether Sánchez, by offering coffee with judges, was trying to appease the uninvited guest or simply prevent his Deputy Prime Minister from blowing up an already tense relationship. Probably both.