Has Spain opposition leader bid farewell amid internal spat?

Published February 23, 2022 3:42 AM

By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The leader of Spain’s main opposition party is set to meet fellow conservative heavyweights with his future at risk amid an ugly clash with a Popular Party rival. The meeting scheduled late Wednesday comes a day after the party’s secretary-general stepped down and the calls from Casado to follow him mounted. The turmoil in the traditional conservative party promises to mostly benefit Spain’s far-right. Casado’s hold on power was shattered by his fight with Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso. Most of his party sided with her following a public spat between the two that included accusations of corruption and political espionage.

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