▁his ▁wife , ▁who ▁received ▁hidden ▁pay ments ▁for ▁expert ▁reports ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁issues . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁also ▁abandoned ▁the ▁P SO E ▁after ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁started ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁ou st ▁him . ▁In ▁that ▁period ▁the ▁Spanish ▁conserv ative ▁newspaper ▁El ▁Mundo ▁reported ▁against ▁his ▁famous ▁ex - w ife ▁for ▁writing ▁articles ▁using ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁Amy ▁Martin ▁while ▁receiving ▁dis pro port ion ally ▁high ▁pay ments ▁for ▁such ▁articles . ▁She ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁performance ▁for ▁her ▁latest ▁novel ▁Last ▁Days ▁of ▁War la ▁Al k man , ▁published ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Ide as ▁Foundation ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁" E conom ists ▁ 2 0 0 4 ", ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁independent ▁econom ists ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁economic ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Z ap ater o ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁elections . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Editor ial ▁Committee ▁of ▁P SO E ' s ▁elect oral ▁manif esto ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁C andid ate ▁for ▁Congress ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁P SO E ▁in ▁Madrid ▁( Sp ain ) ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁joined ▁the ▁Congress ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0