It's the theme of the weekend. What will Pedro Sánchez do? At a lunch held yesterday with ten friends, six are convinced that tomorrow he will say that he is still there and four others are convinced that he is leaving. The closing of ranks and display of strength and unity that the PSOE has made in its federal committee could be a boomerang against the party if the socialist leader affirms tomorrow that he continues as if nothing had happened after receiving so many signs of support. It would be giving a convincing argument to the PP and the entire opposition that believes that Sánchez has been posturing for five days to stay in power. He has other options in his hand such as announcing a question of confidence or that he will not run again in the next elections. He could even resign now and stay in the rearguard to return as a candidate in the next election. But what seems difficult is for him to stay in the Government as if nothing had happened, no matter how much support he may be receiving, both internal and external – many foreign leaders have asked him to remain in office.
The message that Sánchez wants to send to public opinion about the existence of “a coalition of right-wing and ultra-right interests that do not tolerate the reality of Spain” and use “all the means at their disposal to personally and politically destroy the adversary” has much more credibility if he leaves. This argument is what makes many of his closest collaborators think that tomorrow there will not be any last-minute surprises and they have the feeling that he will leave.
Because the earthquake caused by Sánchez cannot end as if nothing had happened. As they told him in a personal message, “your surrender will make the bad guys win,” but sometimes it is good to lose battles to end up winning wars. In this country, an alliance of some right-wing politicians, certain media outlets and a part of the judiciary have attacked Catalan independentists and far-left political parties such as Podemos. False evidence has been created that has given rise to complaints. And now they have gone after the PSOE. And nothing happens. If Sánchez goes home, he may wake up a sleeping society.
