Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he will not resign, five days after canceling his public duties to “reflect” on whether to continue in the job, on the heels of a corruption complaint against his wife, Begoña Gomez. Sanchez, 52, made the announcement in a nationally-televised address in the Prime Minister’s compound in Madrid.
The Madrid regional Superior Court of Justice launched a probe against Gomez “for alleged influence peddling and business corruption” after receiving a complaint from Manos Limpias , an organization with links to the country’s far-right. News of the probe surfaced on April 24, and Sanchez announced that he had suspended his public duties until April 29 in order to “stop and reflect” on “if I should continue leading the government.