Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to announce today whether he plans to stay on as prime minister, days after saying that he is considering resigning, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
Supporters of his Spanish Socialist Workers Party called on Sanchez to stay after he said last week he was stepping down for a few days to decide his future. He made the statement on the day a court opened a corruption investigation into his wife's dealings.
Sanchez denies the allegations against his wife, Begonya Gomez, and calls them part of an ongoing campaign by political opponents to smear him and his wife.
It is possible for the prime minister to resign, remain in office, seek a vote of confidence from parliament, or call early elections on July 21 - the earliest date allowed by the constitution.
Thousands of supporters rallied in Madrid over the weekend calling for Sanchez to stay in office. Around 5,000 supporters of the prime minister marched outside the Spanish parliament with placards reading "Don't surrender". and "In the name of democracy" to urge him not to resign.
The 52-year-old prime minister took office in 2018, and last year secured a new mandate for the Socialists as leader of a minority coalition government, Reuters recalls.