Spanish parliament session turns chaotic as Sánchez and opposition trade barbs
Tensions ran high as Santiago Abascal of Vox and PP lawmakers demanded Sánchez's resignation, while Sánchez shifted the focus to corruption within the opposition party.
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00:00Chaos erupted in the Spanish Parliament in its first session since Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's top aide was implicated in a corruption scandal.
00:09The chaos was orchestrated by far-right Vox Party leader Santiago Abascal, who called Sanchez indecent, corrupt, and a traitor before quickly leaving the chamber.
00:19Last week, Spanish police released audio recordings which confirmed that Santos Cerdán was involved in a scheme which saw him take kickbacks in return for public work contracts.
00:29Cerdán, who was the number three in command in Sanchez's Socialist Workers' Party, denied any wrongdoing and resigned from his post.
00:37Spanish lawmakers demanded Sanchez's resignation as they continued to press the premier to call for snap elections.
00:43Sanchez, however, deployed a more offensive tactic in a dramatic shift from last week's apologetic tone.
00:49The Spanish leader referenced corruption cases involving other parties in a bid to undermine their standing.
00:55Sanchez referenced the Gürtel case where hundreds of opposition People's Party officers were implicated in corruption allegations, including bribery, money laundering, and tax fraud.
01:06Sanchez noted that his party actively addresses corruption issues as soon as they surface while accusing the PP and Vox of covering them up.
01:14PP leader Alberto Núñez Fehu accused Sanchez of attempting to act like a victim as he slammed him for being deeply entrenched in corruption.
01:22He also blasted Sanchez for not calling for snap elections as he claimed the Spanish premier knows he'd lose.
