Mercedes Zarzalejo is the representative of the Popular Party in the Assembly of Madrid who represented this Wednesday Begoña Gomez, wife of President Pedro Sánchez, in the commission of the Regional Chamber which is investigating whether there was preferential treatment when the Complutense University of Madrid He entrusted his chair and master’s degree to Gómez. The PP deputy asked the president’s wife how she “managed to manage” a master’s degree and a chair when she did not even have a license.
“We brought her here because we want to know how she behaved university professor without being one. How did she manage to lead a chair without qualifications or merit? How did she manage to direct masters courses in which she could not even have been a student? How did you manage to finance a newly created chair with funds much higher than those of the rest of the extraordinary chairs in the Complutense University? asked Zarzalejo to Gomez. Questions you refused to answer.
Begoña Gomez, accused of commercial corruption, influence peddling, embezzlement and professional intrusion, refused to answer questions from Zarzalejo. “I am fully aware that this commission, like the collection of judicial complaints and the number of hoaxes, has an obvious political objective, just look at the complainants. I will use my right not to answer your questions on the advice of my lawyer. as soon as possible “The truth will put things back in their place” was the response of Gomez to the commission of the Madrid Assembly, attributing his accusation to hoaxes and false complaints.
Who is Mercedes Zarzalejo?
Mercedes Zarzalejo She holds a doctorate in law from the University of Córdoba, where she is also a professor of labor law and social security. Between 2015 and 2019 She was a municipal councilor in the Madrid municipality of San Martin de Valdeiglesias, municipality of which she would be mayor between 2019 and 2023. Zarzalejo is a representative of the Madrid Assembly since the regional elections of May 28, 2023.
Since his arrival at the Autonomous Assembly, Zarzalejo has served on several committees, including the Presidency, Justice and Local Administration; Education, Sciences and Universities; and Environment, Agriculture and Interior. He also chairs the Commission of Economy And Job of the Assembly.
