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TEHRAN, October 06 -More than 2,000 protesters have marched to Spain's parliament in Madrid to call on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign and call new elections.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC)-The crowd shouted slogans against Sanchez on Saturday, calling him a "separatist" for his willingness to meet with the pro-independence leaders of the northeastern region of Catalonia.
Socialist Sanchez was catapulted to power in June, taking over as prime minister from veteran conservative Mariano Rajoy, who lost a no-confidence vote in the wake of a corruption scandal.
Riding high in the polls, Sanchez, who aims to serve a full term to mid-2020 as he focuses on approving next year's budget and countering renewed independence moves in the Catalonia region, is under pressure over controversies surrounding his cabinet team.
Last week, his science minister was forced to deny media reports he cheated on his taxes, days after a recording emerged of the justice minister using a homophobic slur.
Two other ministers have already been pushed out, one over a report she plagiarized her university degree, and a second over a 10-year-old tax fine. Both denied wrongdoing.
(Source: Reuters)
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