Overview

• The party council voted July 5–6 to add a new article making seeking paid sex a ground for immediate expulsion.
• The reform follows last week’s scandal that led to the arrest and resignation of General Secretary Santos Cerdán on bribery and prostitution charges.
• Francisco Salazar resigned from his leadership post after allegations of inappropriate behavior by female party members delayed the council meeting.
• PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo used a special congress to position his party as the sole alternative and renew calls for early elections.
• Pedro Sánchez pledged to stay in office until 2027 under a minority government despite narrowing poll margins and sustained opposition pressure.