Amid ongoing PSOE sexual harassment scandals—including recent resignations like Javier Izquierdo's—the party investigates Toni González in Valencia and accepts the resignation of Belalcázar's mayor in Córdoba. González denies the claims as political revenge, while the party stresses victim support and zero tolerance.
The PSOE's sexual harassment crisis continues with new regional developments. On December 12, 2025, the party opened an investigation into Toni González, mayor of Almussafes (Valencia) and deputy general secretary of the PSPV, over sexual and labor harassment allegations from a militant administrative assistant. Aligned with the abalista faction, González calls it a 'montage' tied to recent provincial primaries, where he backed a rival candidate. PSPV Organization Secretary Vicent Mascarell requested his resignation from party posts, but González refuses, vowing to keep his mayoral role. He had previously sued the complainant in a dismissed case.
In Córdoba, Francisco Luis Fernández Rodríguez, mayor of Belalcázar, resigned irrevocably as mayor and PSOE member after explicit sexual messages to a municipal worker surfaced, including 'Can I eat it to see if it gets hard?'. In his letter to the Córdoba PSOE, he admitted 'inappropriate conversations' but denied harassment or that the recipient was an employee.
These follow recent cases like Javier Izquierdo's federal executive resignation, Francisco Salazar, Antonio Navarro, and José Tomé in Lugo/Galicia. PSOE leadership, including Equality Secretary Pilar Bernabé, emphasizes zero tolerance, protocol reviews, and victim support amid calls for cultural change.
