Who knows what the political wish of the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, was while he ate the grapes on New Year's Eve, but it wouldn't be surprising if the verb resist would have appeared (again). In 2025, he has been embroiled in a web of scandals at the head of the Spanish executive: Santos Cerdán and José Luis Ábalos, his right-hand men in leading the PSOE, have gone to prison; his family is under judicial investigation; and numerous other cases of corruption or sexual harassment are making headlines. Parliamentary defeats, often caused by the partners who facilitated his investiture, also added an extra layer of political fragility. The withdrawal of formal support from Junts, the crisis within the Sumar and Podemos coalition, and the failure to honor promises made to his partners have turned every negotiation into a parliamentary battle of attrition.