A leading figure from the junior partner in Spain’s minority government is under investigation following accusations of sexual abuse, officials said on Friday, a day after he suddenly resigned in a blow to the fragile coalition.
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In a letter posted on X on Thursday, Inigo Errejon, the main spokesperson of leftist platform Sumar, said he was leaving politics. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations.
On Tuesday, an anonymous account on social media had accused a “well-known Madrid-based politician” of “psychological abuse”, “gaslighting” and “humiliating sex practices”.
After Errejon announced his resignation, actress and TV presenter Elisa Mouliaa wrote on X: “I’m a victim of sexual abuse by Inigo Errejon and want to denounce it.”
Interior Ministry sources said on Friday that a police complaint had been filed against Errejon.
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Errejon’s X post did not refer to the allegations. He explained that his decision to resign was motivated in part by the fact that life in the public eye had led to a “toxic subjectivity that patriarchy multiplies in the case of men”.
