Ferraz's last attempt to get Ábalos to resign his seat in Congress: "We are sure that José Luis will do what is best for the PSOE". The national leadership has taken five days to publicly demand the resignation of the deputy.

The former minister has responded to the ultimatum by resigning from the presidency of the Interior Commission in Congress. Until now he earned an additional gross 1,598.13 euros per month. If he maintains his seat he won in the 23-J general elections by running as number two on the list for the Valencia constituency.