Overview
- In an internal note, the leadership admits it was not up to the task in its communication with the complainants and apologizes for failing to support them sufficiently.
- PSOE describes the alleged conduct as repugnant, intolerable and incompatible with its values, and confirms the Órgano contra el Acoso is assessing the case under party rules.
- Equality officials from several federations pressed this week for the case to be referred to the Public Prosecutor for potential criminal review.
- Francisco Salazar left the party last week after eldiario.es reported accusations by two anonymous La Moncloa workers of explicit sexual harassment.
- Ferraz defends Organization Secretary Rebeca Torró’s non-intervention as required by the protocol’s independence, while acknowledging flaws in the complaints system and promising added resources and training.