Overview
- The Council of Ministers will formalize Hernández’s removal on Tuesday, according to government and party sources.
- Officials describe the action as an agreed dismissal coordinated with chief of staff Diego Rubio and First Vice President María Jesús Montero.
- The PSOE says Hernández will also leave the Andalusian executive, where he served as secretary for Data, Analysis and Prospecting.
- Moncloa sources say he denies the accusations yet is stepping aside for the good of the Government.
- The decision follows elDiario.es and TVE reporting on alleged sexual harassment by Francisco Salazar, whose accusers named Hernández as an accomplice or coverer.