The real problem for the PSOE is with Sánchez's advisor

The Spanish president's ability to survive can only be compared to his skill at surrounding himself with people whose behavior is far from exemplary. After Ábalos, Koldo, and Cerdán, the spotlight is now on advisor Francisco Salazar, who faces two accusations of sexual harassment from two socialist activists who work at the Moncloa Palace. The Country It's given a small spot on the front page, but right-wing newspapers dedicate enormous amounts of space to it. The specific case only matters to them, of course, insofar as they can put its connection to Sánchez in the headline, as the...ABC When it opens with an unattributed quote: "Sánchez didn't even know about the Salazar case."

But, more than the PSOE leader's appalling ability to choose an entourage that doesn't look like it was lifted from a bad copy of a Berlanga film, other phrases I read in the press this Friday caught my attention: "Lastra and other female leaders demand action," says a subheading ofThe WorldAnd the editorial ofABC He states: "The responsibility for the fact that [the complaints] haven't gone any further is shared between the PSOE leadership and the leaders, past or present, who consented to this kind of pact of silence." Wait a minute, wait a minute. Why is it the fault oftheyIsn't it a problem for the entire organization, for failing to properly implement protocols that would allow women to keep unwanted unwanted advances at bay?ABC She scolds them and says they could have gone to the Prosecutor's Office to file a complaint, in a gesture of naiveté or cynicism, because these cases—precisely because of their nature—aren't always easy to prosecute. And in any case, demanding that only women be responsible for resolving their comrades' inappropriate outbursts is the height of humiliation. Besieged and paying for the drinks.