In the middle of a horribilis week for the PSOE due to the judicial agenda against Pedro Sánchez's circle, the socialists and Sumar have agreed to unblock one of the pending issues in Congress. The two formations that make up the Spanish government have announced the push for the reform of the Penal Code which includes, among others, the repeal of the crimes of insult and slander against the Crown and offenses against religious feelings. This modification proposal had been shelved in the lower house for more than two years. The pact recovers the bill presented by Sumar at the beginning of the legislature – it was taken into consideration by Congress at the end of 2023 – and plans to abolish fines and prison sentences of up to two years for insulting or slandering any member of the Spanish royal family or for using their image in a way that "could damage the prestige of the Crown", as currently established in the Penal Code.