Pedro Sánchez gives voice to Begoña Gómez at the campaign kick-off rally: "The time of the 'ladies of' has already passed; we are the authors of our lives"

Pedro Sánchez has given all the prominence to his wife at the rally to kick off the electoral campaign in Seville. Begoña Gómez, investigated by Justice for using the Moncloa media and its influence for her own businesses, has come to the lectern and personally intervened at the rally, vindicating the role of women and thanking the support that she says she has received from women "from all over the world."

"No one walks if there is not a person willing to give you a hug and a hand," said Gómez, who said that she addressed the attendees as a "grassroots militant." Without making express mention of the judicial investigation that points her out, Begoña Gómez has implicitly linked this process to sexist persecution: "We were treated for a long time as 'ladies of', but that time has already passed, because we are the authors of our lives."

Begoña Gómez has said that women are tired of being "judged" and told "how they have to act": "Let no one decide for us, that we define our path no matter who it is and no matter what they say," she added.