The Proclamation of Teresa Ribera

What a few days ago was going to be a quiet Federal Committee to proclaim Teresa Ribera as the PSOE candidate for the European elections has turned this Saturday into an act of Sanchist exaltation. There are two days left for Pedro Sánchez to communicate to the Spaniards his decision: whether he leaves or whether he stays. A dichotomy that has caused deep concern in Ferraz. The majority of the leaders consulted believe that he will announce his resignation.

Exaltation of Pedro Sánchez

In this context, the Federal Committee has become a praise to Sánchez and his management. Also in an alert against the "ultra-right" that in the PSOE they consider the cause of all their ills. The different leaders who have been taking the floor at the Ferraz conclave have agreed on their diagnosis and on the appeals to their leader not to leave La Moncloa.

Emotional Support to Sanchez and his Family

The first to intervene was the vice-president of the Government and deputy secretary general of the PSOE, María Jesús Montero, who, energetically and excitedly, implored Pedro Sánchez not to resign and transferred the party's support to his wife, Begoña Gómez, whom they are trying to "destroy", as she has launched. It should be recalled that, this week, a judge in Madrid has agreed to open proceedings against Gómez for the crimes of influence peddling and corruption in business. But Montero has ignored that circumstance and has lashed out at what he describes as "lies", "hoaxes" and "verbal violence" against Sánchez and his family. "Begoña, compañera, we are all with you," the minister exclaimed, causing all the attendees of the Federal Committee to stand up and dedicate a long ovation. He then made a statement about the situation of women, framing the criticism of Gómez in the "machismo".

Conclusion and Celebration

Montero, for his part, has not hesitated to agitate the gathered militancy, mounted on a bench, fist raised and totally mimicked with the atmosphere. In the street, the militants sang The Internationale and other songs in support of Sánchez, such as the well-known Quevedo's Quédate.

The rain, which sometimes fell heavily in Madrid, has not prevented the performance. The supporters, arriving from all over Spain in buses chartered by the PSOE itself - the party was afraid of a puncture - have staged in one morning the acclamation to their general secretary. The organization has distributed flags of Spain, the PSOE and also badges with the slogan Stay, #PedroNoTeRindas. On Monday, the denouement.