Errejón affair
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The Errejón affair is the name by which the allegations of sexual harassment against Sumar Spanish politician Íñigo Errejón and its consequences. As a result of the accusations, Errejón announced his abandonment of politics and his resignation as a deputy in the Congress of Deputies. At least two of the women who denounced Errejón announced that they had filed complaints with the National Police Corps.
Affair
On 24 October 2024, Errejón published a letter on Twitter where he announced his abandonment of institutional politics, leaving also his seat in Congress and all his political responsibilities. This announcement followed an anonymous accusation made two days earlier on journalist Cristina Fallarás' Instagram account where he was accused of sexually harassing several women.[1][2][3][4] Errejón's deputy seat was given to the next candidate on the list, Alda Recas.[5] Based on the accusation, the press uncovered other also anonymous accounts.[6][7][8] The following day, on 25 October, actress Elisa Mouliaá denounced Errejón before the National Police Corps for sexual assault based on events that took place in 2021.[9] On 29 October, public figure Aída Nízar did the same about a harassment in 2015.[10] There was also an anonymous account in the middle of the electoral campaign for the 2023 general election about harassment in Castellón. Although it had no media transcendence, Podemos claimed to have "communicated" it to Sumar at the time.[11] The Errejón Case unleashed a political crisis within the Spanish left-wing, especially in the face of suspicions of cover-up.[12][13][14]
See also
References
- ^ Chouza, Paula (2024-10-24). "Íñigo Errejón dimite y abandona la política: "He llegado al límite de la contradicción entre el personaje y la persona"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ "Errejón dimite: las acusaciones por violencia machista que podrían haber motivado su marcha". ElHuffPost (in Spanish). 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Romero, Patricia (2024-10-24). "Errejón abandona la política tras reconocer comportamientos machistas". Diario ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Hoz, Cristina De la (2024-10-24). "Sumar relaciona la dimisión de Errejón con una denuncia de violencia machista". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Infobae, Por Newsroom (2024-10-29). "Alda Recas toma posesión como diputada de Sumar en lugar de Errejón". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Salen a la luz nuevas presuntas víctimas de Íñigo Errejón: "Fue agresivo, violento y humillante"". Antena3 (in Spanish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Violeta, sobre una cita con Íñigo Errejón en 2015: "No podía ni atarme los tacones y continuó adelante"". www.elsaltodiario.com (in local). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Habla otra presunta víctima de Errejón: "Fue como una película burda de porno heteronormativo"". LaSexta (in Spanish). 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ BAYÓN, P. (2024-10-25). "Mouliaá denuncia una agresión sexual de Errejón ante la Policía: "Cerró con pestillo y empezó a tocarme y besarme"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Aída Nízar denuncia ante la Policía a Íñigo Errejón: "Me abrazaba con fuerza hacia sus partes, sintiendo claramente que tenía una erección"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ RTVE.es (2024-10-28). "Podemos asegura que informó a Díaz de la acusación por agresión sexual contra Errejón en Castellón en 2023". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "El caso Errejón desata la guerra abierta entre Sumar y Podemos". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Cabanillas, Ana (2024-10-30). "La izquierda se canibaliza tras el caso Errejón y da por amortizado a Sumar". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Los socios de Díaz aprovechan el 'caso Errejón' para acelerar la "catarsis" en Sumar y enterrar su modelo "vertical"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-10-30.