It is not Sánchez who has the most difficult role

These are the most difficult hours for Pedro Sánchez, but in reality the real dilemma lies with his partners, who must decide whether to maintain their support or distance themselves—with actions and not just words—from the stench of the same old Spanish corruption that the audio recordings of Santos, Ábalos and company give off. From a media perspective, it's interesting to see how The Country is undergoing an editorial change and seeking to remain the newspaper for moderately left-wing readers, but without being the unconditional crutch of other eras. Rome doesn't pay traitors. Not even the group's president, Joseph Oughourlian, apparently. The result is an editorial ("Broken Credibility") that must be one of the harshest texts against a Socialist president, if we discount those from the same newspaper when it was run by Antonio Caño, because that was a historical anomaly, the fruit of the last gasps of Felipe and Cebrianism. In this Sunday's text, they remind Sánchez that it was he who named the alleged corrupt officials and that the regeneration he promised will come to nothing because of this scandal. Added to this is a front page that opens without any concrete news, in favor of a very harsh interpretation: "A crisis that threatens Sánchez's survival for the first time."

Now, beyond gestures and noise, the truly transcendent gesture is that the newspaper –until four days ago the headquarters diary, let us remember, with permission of The Vanguard, where the media is always borrowed—asks him to submit to a question of trust. In other words, he takes the tweezers and passes the hot potato to his partners. The photo editors can find all the photos they want of Sánchez with a sad face, but it's up to Junts, Esquerra, and the rest to decide whether they prefer to continue living in Guatemala or are prepared to move to... Guatepeor.