On March 4, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivered a televised address to the nation on “recent international events”. But Europe’s political establishment, committed to a strategy of placating and flattering Mr. Trump, would not take him on. As the first politician in Spain’s history to oust a sitting Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion, there is no doubt Mr. Sanchez is a savvy political operator. He explained his rationale in an op-ed in the New York Times, titled, “I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. He led the party to two back-to-back defeats before finally becoming Prime Minister in 2018, a post he has held since.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2026 14:17 UTC