The prime minister apologized but has ruled out resigning or snap elections as he faces the biggest crisis of his tenure

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has apologised to Spaniards for being misled by a top aide accused of corruption who resigned after working “side by side” with the prime minister for more than a decade.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday asked his compatriots for forgiveness following fresh allegations of corruption. "I apologize to the citizens," a visibly shocked Sánchez told journalists in Madrid,