Madrid Provincial Prosecutor's Office has asked for the investigation against the wife of the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez to be closed, Spanish media report.
Begoña Gómez stands accused of alleged offences of influence peddling and corruption.
On Wednesday, a Spanish judge agreed to open an investigation into allegations of corruption made by a private group that, according to the Associated Press, has a history of filing lawsuits mainly for right-wing causes.
Due to the accusations against his partner, Sánchez immediately announced the decision to suspend his duties until next week in order or "think things over."
He has said he will even consider resigning if needs be.
This Thursday the opposition reacted.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the conservative People's Party (PP) has accused Sánchez of trying to "intimidate the opposition, judges and journalists", adding that he doesn't believe that the country's leader will resign.
"In Spain, no one is outside the law, no matter what their surname is. Spaniards neither accept double standards nor seem willing to have their coexistence and harmony threatened for anyone's personal survival," said Feijóo.
Member of the European Parliament Sophie in't Veld said the most important thing was to maintain stability within the EU member state.
"I would say that we need stability now, we need stability now more than ever. We see so much instability in many member states, in Europe, in other parts of the world. And if I look at the Spanish situation, we have seen how difficult it was to get a government in the first place in such a hung parliament," she said.
"So I really hope that this is not going to lead to further instability. And whatever the personal ambitions of Mr. Sanchez are, I don't know. But I would say the first responsibility is to secure stability in all member states," added the Dutch liberal MEP.
Opinions were divided on the streets of Madrid.
"He (Sánchez) has the right as every human being to think, and prioritise either his family or politics," says 60-year-old Madrid resident Rocio Blazquez.
Ana, a former civil servant who did not give her surname, thought differently.
“He takes five days of holiday to think about it, the rest of us cannot do that when we have a problem," she said.
