Sim\u00f3n said the prime minister has \u201ca personal interest in wanting to finish the term and has no interest in cutting it short, especially because of acts of corruption to which he isn\u2019t connected,\u201d Sim\u00f3n said. <\/p>\n
Moreover, he added, S\u00e1nchez knows that if evidence implicating him were to surface, he\u2019d be better placed to dispute it as prime minister than as leader of the opposition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe party knows that this could end badly and could tarnish its brand for the next decade,\u201d he said. \u201cBut they don\u2019t have the strength to overthrow him, even when he\u2019s injured, even when he\u2019s mortally wounded. S\u00e1nchez is the master of his party and if he wants to remain in office, he will.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sim\u00f3n added that while the center-right opposition may be demanding the prime minister resign or call snap elections, it is\u00a0actually delighted that S\u00e1nchez is keen to remain in power.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0People\u2019s Party\u00a0is in no rush to see him go,\u201d he said. \u201cThese scandals are wearing down the Socialists, and the longer this goes on, the more the parties that support the government end up being tainted in the eyes of the voters.\u201d<\/p>\n
That view was confirmed by the People\u2019s Party itself. <\/p>\n