Pedro Sánchez defended his left-wing government and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) at a year-end press conference in Madrid after a wave of sexual harassment allegations and separate corruption probes that have damaged his administration's image.He insisted, "The government's and the Socialist Party's commitment to feminism is absolute," acknowledged "Like everyone, we have made mistakes," and said "We will not accept lessons from those who vote against these advances" while stressing that progressive governments have driven major gender-equality advances.The scandals have involved figures such as José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán and probes have touched people close to Sánchez including his wife and his brother, prompting calls for a government reshuffle from Yolanda Díaz and an extraordinary session in Congress from Alberto Núñez Feijóo as media like "El País" warned the administration is in "its most critical hours".