Sánchez overcomes the impasse and retains a majority over Feijóo for now.

A bitter exchange of accusations between Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo culminated yesterday in their bitter clash over corruption before a heated Congressional session. The Prime Minister criticized the PP leader for his former friendship with "the most famous drug trafficker in Galicia," referring to Marcial Dorado . "Of all those present here today, the only one who has maintained a close relationship with a convicted criminal is you," Sánchez emphasized. The opposition leader took the blow and, furious, shot to kill: "But what brothels have you lived in?" he demanded of Sánchez, referring to his father-in-law's alleged shady dealings. These saunas, according to the PP, make the president nothing less than "the son-in-law of a pimp." "I'm not going to throw in the towel and I'm going to continue," warned Sánchez, in the face of the ongoing corruption scandals within the PSOE, which threaten to undermine his mandate. "Be decent, leave, resign, call elections, and let the Spanish people speak," Feijóo urged, who dismissed the "awareness-raising classes" promised by the Prime Minister in his national anti-corruption plan as a joke. Read also Sánchez and Feijóo face to face: a personal matter Jaume V. Aroca "The match point has been saved, and very well saved," celebrated a Socialist minister at the end of Sánchez's morning appearance to address the "toxic triangle" formed within the PSOE by José Luis Ábalos, Santos Cerdán, and Koldo García. As is often the case at major crossroads in the political landscape, it was all a matter of expectations. And the government emphasized that the PP had set its expectations too high, with the final result, in their opinion, clear: "Sánchez emerges strengthened and Feijóo weakened." "The PP has tried to sell the bear's skin before hunting it, and this bear is very much alive," the government warned, as Feijóo appeared to be on his way to the Moncloa Palace after leaving the PP congress at the weekend in a frenzy. However, his onslaught yesterday failed to deliver the final blow to Sánchez. The government considers the match point "saved" in a Congressional session that "has given us a breath of fresh air." Quite the contrary, the Prime Minister accepted the emotional blow he received upon discovering the corruption that had developed within his inner circle within the PSOE, which he stated caused him "a deep sense of disappointment." He even stated that, faced with this blow, he considered resigning or calling early elections, as the opposition, and even some sectors of the Socialist Party, had demanded from him from the outset, especially when Cerdán was imprisoned: "It would have been the easiest option for me and my family," Sánchez acknowledged yesterday. “But throwing in the towel is never an option,” he warned. “I will not throw in the towel and I will continue,” the president repeatedly emphasized. “Taking responsibility means asking for forgiveness, taking measures to prevent this from happening again, and continuing to move Spain forward,” he argued. "I am a clean politician and I will defend the integrity of my political project," he declared. He also appealed to "regain the trust" of an investiture bloc very concerned about the future of the legislative session. Read also “My organization” Enric Juliana Sánchez then rolled out a broad catalog of new anti-corruption initiatives—with the OECD's guarantee certificate—agreed upon by the PSOE and Sumar, as well as proposals from other allies. He thus managed, at least for now, to retain his majority against Feijóo, despite repeated warnings from his partners and allies that his credit is running out. "This plenary session strengthens the investiture majority," they warned at the Moncloa Palace. And, consequently, Sánchez himself. "This plenary session is a turning point; it has given us a breath of fresh air," they emphasized. And the PSOE was quick to assume that "the foundations for the continuation of the legislature and the progressive government until 2027, and beyond, were already in place." From the Popular Party's ranks, on the other hand, they believe that Sánchez left the chamber "knocked out" and that the contentious session served to amplify the government's deterioration and expose its partners. "The best thing for you is to confess everything you know, help return the loot, and call elections," Feijóo demanded of Sánchez from the podium. Read also Feijóo asks Sánchez to "confess what he knows, help return the loot" and call elections. Julio Hurtado The PP warns that Sánchez emerges "knocked out" from a debate in which his partners "exposed themselves." "What we want are elections, not to convince anyone to vote for a no-confidence motion," they explained in Génova, in response to the criticism Feijóo received not only from the PNV and ERC, but also from his potential allies in Vox. "Abascal has been insulting us for months," they replied, to downplay the disagreement, which comes after the PP closed the door to a coalition with the far right. "What do you mean, a covert vote of confidence? If you vote, he loses it, and if you don't vote, he wins it?" the Popular Party (PP) joked about the outcome of a debate from which, had it been put to a vote, they believe Sánchez would have come away with a sting in the process. Except for Junts, whose interests are limited to Catalonia, they insist, and who still hope to get more fish in the cove after the amnesty, and Podemos, which likes to present itself as the enfant terrible of the left, who were the most critical of Sánchez, the other partners in the investiture and Sumar, as a member of the coalition, made it clear that if the PP's intention was to get closer to a motion of censure, the effect was the opposite. Read also Not one millimeter, judging by the harsh criticisms of the PNV, which doesn't automatically support Feijóo, who wants to govern alone and who yesterday felt even more alone, just because it questions the PSOE's management. "We won this match... with the collaboration of the PP," they celebrated at the Moncloa Palace. "Feijóo, of course, hasn't made any friends," they emphasized. And even some PSOE ministers considered that the PP leader wrote "his political epitaph" yesterday by resorting to Sánchez's father-in-law's alleged brothels as a weapon of mass destruction. This reaction from Feijóo, however, was, for the government, a demonstration of his "impotence and frustration." "He has definitely lost his temper," they concluded. The investiture bloc shows serious signs of weariness once again, although without breaking Sánchez didn't make any friends yesterday either, however, and the investiture bloc showed serious signs of weariness, once again. But they haven't broken up, at least for now. Yolanda Díaz—deeply affected by her father's death—spoke on behalf of Sumar and acknowledged that Sánchez "is honorable." "But the public is distressed by corruption," she warned. Read also And Sánchez received other notable warnings. "If this is a matter of three clever people, you have to stay," acknowledged Gabriel Rufián. "But if this escalates, we're going to force you to let the people decide," warned the ERC spokesperson. "They're in an extension, and an extension doesn't last an entire term," was the message from Miriam Nogueras from Junts. And Maribel Vaquero pointed out that the PNV's confidence "is on its way to the ICU." "You're on time, but the clock is ticking," she urged.