Podemos flagged Sánchez's brother's job back in 2017: from scandal to silence
In 2017, Podemos denounced that the Provincial Council of Badajoz created a position for Pedro Sánchez's brother. Eight years on, the party stays silent and the case drags on.
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Podemos flagged Sánchez's brother's job back in 2017: from scandal to silence
In July 2017, Podemos in Extremadura reported the creation of a tailor-made post in the Culture Department of the Provincial Council of Badajoz for David Sánchez, brother of the then secretary general of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party), Pedro Sánchez. The complaint, picked up by El Mundo and El Diario, pointed to a case of cronyism. Eight years later, the same party has kept silent about the case, while the chairman of the provincial council who signed the appointment left his post and became an MP, «just in case».
The response of José Luis Ábalos, then Minister of Transport, did not clarify the matter: he limited himself to an ironic remark. Meanwhile, the debate rages on: some see a clear case of nepotism; others reply that the PP and Vox practice the same cronyism in the institutions they control. The archives don't forgive, but nobody seems too keen to look at them. The case remains open, with more questions than answers.
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In July 2017, Podemos in Extremadura reported the creation of a tailor-made post in the Culture Department of the Provincial Council of Badajoz for David Sánchez, brother of the then secretary general of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party), Pedro Sánchez. The complaint, picked up by El Mundo and El Diario, pointed to a case of cronyism. Eight years later, the same party has kept silent about the case, while the chairman of the provincial council who signed the appointment left his post and became an MP, «just in case».
The response of José Luis Ábalos, then Minister of Transport, did not clarify the matter: he limited himself to an ironic remark. Meanwhile, the debate rages on: some see a clear case of nepotism; others reply that the PP and Vox practice the same cronyism in the institutions they control. The archives don't forgive, but nobody seems too keen to look at them. The case remains open, with more questions than answers.
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