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In Spain, the minority left-wing coalition government holds its regular weekly Council of Ministers meetings every Tuesday. After these meetings, the Government Spokesperson and the ministers usually hold a press conference and announce the decisions.
Spain's Central Electoral Commission (JEC) launched an investigation against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for allegedly using public resources for election purposes at the press conference he held after the Council of Ministers Meeting. Sanchez could face a fine of between 300 and 3 thousand euros.
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Spain's Central Electoral Commission (JEC) launched an investigation against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for allegedly using public resources for election purposes at the press conference he held after the Council of Ministers Meeting.
One day after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez decided to hold an early general election on November 29, the fact that he held a press conference at the Prime Minister's residence after the regular weekly Council of Ministers Meeting held on October 6 caused controversy.
The main opposition right-wing People's Party (PP) and the party called "The Celebration is Over (SALF)" filed a complaint with the JEC, claiming that Sanchez "made an election speech using public resources, as if he was organizing a rally at the Prime Ministry."
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Evaluating the complaints, JEC decided to open an investigation on the grounds that Sanchez's statements made after the Council of Ministers Meeting could be considered within the scope of "use of public resources in an election nature" within the scope of the law on the General Election Regime.
Sanchez is accused of "failing to adhere to the obligation of political neutrality that public officials must comply with after the election decision is made and violating the ban on organizing events that would evoke success."
It is stated that Prime Minister Sanchez may face a fine of between 300 and 3 thousand euros within the scope of these charges.
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The People's Party, which filed the complaint, claimed that Sanchez had committed "a repeat crime."
The party argued that Sanchez, who is also the leader of the Socialist Workers Party, violated legal regulations in the previous 6 election processes.
The People's Party reported that Sanchez was sentenced to 4 separate fines totaling 6,600 euros by the election boards and faced 2 more sanctions approved by the Supreme Court.
Press conference after the Council of Ministers created controversy
The minority left-wing coalition government in Spain holds its regular weekly Council of Ministers meeting every Tuesday.
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In normal practice, after the meeting, the Government Spokesperson and the ministers hold a press conference and answer journalists' questions about the decisions taken.
However, Sanchez personally informed the public about the 2 decrees adopted regarding the housing crisis at the Council of Ministers Meeting on October 6.
At the same press conference, Sanchez also answered journalists' questions about the early general election decision.
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