The scandal that caused the resignation of Inigo Errejónuntil this Thursday spokesperson for Addand who has been accused of sexual assault, has transcended our borders and has been echoed in the foreign press.
One of the media that has collected the information is the prestigious The Times British, who has interpreted the news as a blow to the Government of Pedro Sanchezof which Sumar is the main partner.
“The accusations against Errejón, who was emerging as the next leader of Sumar, have been a serious blow to feminist credentials of the government of Pedro Sánchez, the socialist prime minister,” says the article The Times.
The London newspaper adds that “it has also given rise to accusations that the Spanish radical left ignored sexual harassment accusations formulated against Errejón years ago”.
The prestigious newspaper has also linked this scandal with that of Luis Rubiales: “Errejón, one of the main ideologues of the populist left in Spain, He was a prominent critic of Luis Rubialeswho resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation after forcibly kissing a player from the national women’s team.”
The Times It is not the only international media that echoes the Errejón sexual scandal. The Reuters agencyin its English version, is titled “Accusations of sexual abuse shake the governing coalition of Spain”, also referring to the link between Sumar and the PSOE.
“The resignation of a Spanish politician unleashes a sexual assault scandal,” headlines The Irish Timesfrom Ireland, which remembers that Errejón was one of the founders of Podemos. This media says that “this It is considered a hard blow for Sumar and also for the Government of Pedro Sánchezwhich is already facing a major corruption investigation related to a former minister.”
In Argentina, Clarion Title: “Spain: another problem for Pedro Sánchez’s government coalitionnow due to complaints of sexist violence against a leader.” The Buenos Aires newspaper recalls in its piece that “the left faces complaints of corruption in the PSOE and even the wife of the head of Government is being investigated for influence peddling.”
