FILE PHOTO: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at a press conference at the Spanish Embassy in Beijing, China April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/ File Photo
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked citizens for forgiveness after his close ally quit his posts earlier on Thursday over graft allegations, and said his Socialist Party would undergo an external audit, but rejected the opposition's calls for an early election.
"We should not have trusted him (Santos Cerdan)," a sombre-looking Sanchez told a news briefing at his Socialist Party's headquarters, acknowledging that the accusations against him were very serious.
