The PP warns of "humiliating consequences" for the passage of Algeria and asks Sánchez to clarify if the stolen mobile influenced

MADRID, 9 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The PP's Deputy Secretary for Institutions, Esteban González Pons, warned this Thursday of the "humiliating consequences" that the "inexplicable swerve" that the Chief Executive, Pedro Sánchez, has given with respect to the Maghreb, is having for Spain. For this reason, he has urged him to clarify whether the information that was stolen from his mobile device "conditioned his erratic behavior" in this case.

This Wednesday, Algeria announced that it was breaking the Treaty of Friendship with Spain, a few hours after the President of the Government reaffirmed himself in the plenary session of Congress in his change of position with respect to Western Sahara. In addition, Algeria has frozen all foreign trade operations with Spain after the treaty was broken.

González Pons considers that the head of the Executive must offer explanations after "the inexplicable diplomatic swerve given by Sánchez regarding the Maghreb" and "the humiliating consequences it is having for Spain".

In his opinion, it is urgent that Sánchez "clarify whether the private information stolen from his official mobile conditioned his erratic behavior in this case," as indicated in a message on his official Twitter account, which has been collected by Europa Press.

However, the President of the Government ruled out this Wednesday in plenary that the change in position regarding the Sahara is related to espionage with the Pegasus program to which his mobile was subjected, also assuring that he has "no problem" in this regard.

The moment in which the espionage took place, at the height of the diplomatic crisis with Morocco and in the midst of a massive influx of migrants in Ceuta, has generated speculation that Rabat was behind it and even some parliamentary groups have suggested that the information obtained could have been used to pressure the government to support the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara.

In this sense, and addressing the PNV spokesman, Aitor Esteban, who has verbalized this issue during the plenary session in Congress in which Sánchez appeared to explain his decision, he assured him that he could be "calm". "Unlike other presidents, I don't have any problems with my mobile," stressed the chief executive.