A prominent left-wing Spanish politician is under investigation after allegations that he sexually assaulted or harassed more than a dozen women, including a TV presenter, shook the country’s political sphere.

The statements came a day after Inigo Errejon, a senior figure in the left-wing coalition Sumar, announced that he was leaving politics.

Errejon, who traveled to

Although he did not address the allegations against him, he did say that he was ‘working on a personal matter’ and that ‘in order to move forward on this issue and take care of myself, I have to abandon institutional politics, his demands and his demands.’ rhythms’.

In her post, she also suggested that her ‘mistakes’ were the product of working in a ‘neoliberal’ political environment, which ‘produces a toxic subjectivity that is compounded by patriarchy when it comes to men’.

Spanish leftist politician Inigo Errejon under investigation following sexual abuse accusations

TV presenter Elisa Mouliaa revealed that she was one of Errejon’s victims

On Tuesday, an anonymous account on social media accused a ‘prominent politician living in Madrid’ of psychological harassment, ‘gaslighting’ and ‘degrading sex practices’ towards a dozen women.

However, after Errejon announced his resignation, actress and TV presenter Elisa Mouliaa wrote about X: ‘I am a victim of sexual abuse by Inigo Errejon.’

Meanwhile, Interior Ministry sources said on Friday that a police complaint had been filed against the politician.

The allegations against Errejon, who is expected to be the next Sumar leader, have shaken the feminist credibility of the government of Spain’s socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez.

Errejon was a leading figure in Spanish politics over the past decade after co-founding the far-left Podemos.

He later founded the splinter party Mas Pais, which now belongs to the Sumar alliance.

The scandal emerged amid a growing crackdown on gender-based abuses of power in a country where Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales was sacked last year for publicly kissing national team player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.

The incident occurred as Hermoso took to the stage to collect a medal following Spain’s victory over England in the women’s World Cup final in August last year.

Errejon was a leading figure in Spanish politics over the past decade after co-founding the far-left Podemos.