西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯周一解散了议会，此前数月里各种危机不断加剧。
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, dissolved Parliament on Monday, after months of spiraling crises.
西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯周一决定提前选举，此前数月不断恶化的危机使他的执政愈发艰难。
The decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain on Monday to call an early election came after months of escalating crises that have made it hard for him to govern.
在数名盟友因腐败问题遭到起诉后，他面临的压力与日俱增。移民大量涌入西班牙位于北非的一块领土，引发了外界对桑切斯先生移民友好政策的审视。租金飙升和住房短缺引发的公众愤怒最终成为压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草。此前，桑切斯先生的执政联盟在议会中不占多数席位，并于周五未能通过旨在平息选民不满的新住房立法。要了解他为何走到今天这一步，需要注意以下几点。腐败桑切斯先生本人未面临任何腐败指控，但他身边的一些亲信和部分家庭成员已被定罪或受到调查。
He had faced growing pressure after several allies were prosecuted for corruption. A migrant surge into a Spanish territory in North Africa spurred scrutiny of Mr. Sánchez’ migrant-friendly policies. Public outrage over soaring rents and housing scarcity proved the final straw, after Mr. Sánchez's governing coalition — which lacked a majority in Parliament — on Friday lost its bid to pass new housing legislation to soothe voter anger. Here’s what to know about how he got here. Corruption Mr. Sánchez faced no corruption allegations himself. But people in his inner circle and some of his family members have been convicted or investigated.
桑切斯先生所在党的一名前高级官员何塞·路易斯·阿瓦洛斯于6月因受贿和腐败罪被判处24年监禁。今年5月，警方突袭了桑切斯先生所属工人党的总部，搜查针对调查桑切斯先生亲属的法官开展抹黑行动的证据。
A former top official in Mr. Sánchez’ party, José Luis Ábalos, was sentenced in June to 24 years in prison for bribery and corruption. And in May, police raided the headquarters of Mr. Sánchez’ Socialist Party, as officers searched for evidence of a mudslinging campaign against judges investigating Mr. Sánchez’ relatives.
这些亲属包括他的妻子贝戈尼亚·戈麦斯，她被指控犯有腐败和影响交易罪；他的弟弟达维德，他因接受一个通过政治恩庇获得的公职而被定罪，随后被禁止担任公职；以及桑切斯先生所属工人党的前首相何塞·路易斯·罗德里格斯·萨帕特罗，他正因收取回扣而受到调查。上述人员均否认存在不当行为。
Those relatives include his wife, Begoña Gómez, who is accused of corruption and influence peddling; his brother, David, who was banned from public office after being convicted of receiving a patronage job; and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, a former prime minister from Mr. Sánchez’ Socialist Party, who is being investigated for receiving kickbacks. All have denied wrongdoing.