- 4h ago
Llorca rejects PSPV dossier claims and dares socialists to take them to prosecutors
Valencian president Juanfran Pérez Llorca told Les Corts on Wednesday, 14 October, that he is 'completely calm' about an anonymous dossier alleging urban-planning gains for his family while he was mayor of Finestrat. The PSPV says the claims are backed by municipal and registry documents.
- 14h ago
Spain's Supreme Court upholds Ábalos and Koldo García sentences in face mask case
Spain's Supreme Court rejected nullity motions from former transport minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-adviser Koldo García on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. The ruling leaves their June convictions in place and opens the way to constitutional appeals.
- 5d ago
PSOE and Frente Amplio meet Sunday to test a joint left Senate list before the 16 October deadline
Socialists and Frente Amplio, the new brand of Sumar, are due to meet on Sunday to explore a Senate alliance against the PP's absolute majority. The talks come after Pedro Sánchez called a general election for 29 November.
- Oct 7
Madrid judge summons Vice President Sara Aagesen in Air Europa bailout inquiry
A Madrid judge has summoned Third Vice President Sara Aagesen and nine other witnesses to testify over the 475 million euro bailout of Air Europa, days before the general election.
- Oct 5
Pedro Sánchez calls Spanish snap election for 29 November following housing defeat
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called early parliamentary elections for 29 November 2026 after opposition parties blocked government housing decrees in parliament.
- Sep 24
Guardia Civil seeks freeze on 78.3 million euros in Portugal linked to fuel tax fraud
Spain's Guardia Civil asked National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz to freeze Portuguese accounts holding over 78.3 million euros and issue European investigation orders to Ireland and Portugal in an ongoing 182.5-million-euro fuel VAT fraud probe.
- Sep 6
Spanish Congress moves to reject 2024 accounts as judicial probes expand around PSOE
Spain's parliament prepares to reject the 2024 state accounts while the National Court probes alleged illegal party funding involving Venezuelan oil contracts and cash payments.
- Jul 29
Spanish judge orders probe into 57 accounts of former PM Zapatero, his daughters and secretary in Plus Ultra case
National Court magistrate José Luis Calama has allowed the UDEF police unit to trace movements in dozens of accounts held by the former prime minister, his two daughters, his secretary and 13 companies linked to the Plus Ultra airline bailout.
- Jul 21
Ábalos ex-partner stays silent before judge on 43,950-euro no-show contracts at two public firms
Jésica Rodríguez, former partner of jailed ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, exercised her right to silence on Monday in Madrid as a suspect in the Koldo case, alongside Koldo García's brother and a former Adif executive, over ghost contracts worth 43,950 euros at Ineco and Tragsatec.
- Jul 17
UCO: Santos Cerdán's wife got €1,300/month from fake job; family gained €323,000 in irregular benefits
Guardia Civil's UCO found that Francisca Muñoz, wife of ex-PSOE official Santos Cerdán, was paid €1,300 a month by a company she never worked for, and that the family obtained €323,178 in irregular gains, peaking during José Luis Ábalos's time as transport minister.
- Jul 14
Spain's PM brother handed 9-year public office ban in Badajoz prevarication case, court cites nepotism
A Spanish court sentenced the brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to nine years of disqualification from public office, triggering a wave of appeals and fierce political reactions. The ruling condemned the creation of a tailor-made job at a provincial council.
- Jul 4
Spanish judge indicts ex-minister Ábalos's former partner and two others in Koldo corruption case
Jéssica Rodríguez, the former girlfriend of convicted ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, faces charges of influence peddling and embezzlement over no-show jobs at two state-owned companies.
- Jun 29
Former PSOE negotiator Santos Cerdán's memoir threatens Sánchez: 'I know the backroom'
On the first anniversary of his imprisonment, ex-PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán publishes 'La Caída,' a self-published book that claims political persecution and issues a veiled threat to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez based on his insider knowledge.
- Jun 29
Pano tells judge Koldo's lawyer offered €250,000 from 'party people' to deny Ferraz cash delivery
Carmen Pano testified that Leticia de la Hoz, lawyer of convicted ex-ministerial aide Koldo García, offered her €250,000 to retract statements about delivering 90,000 euros in cash to the Socialist Party's headquarters. Her driver Álvaro Gallego confirmed the episode.
- Jun 28
Sánchez rallies PSOE behind him, rejects early election calls and sets sights firmly on 2027
Pedro Sánchez secured overwhelming backing from his party's federal committee to continue governing without early elections, despite corruption scandals and internal dissent.
- Jun 23
Former Spanish minister José Luis Ábalos sentenced to over 24 years for mask-procurement corruption
Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former transport minister and PSOE heavyweight José Luis Ábalos to more than 24 years in prison for his role in a multimillion-euro mask-procurement scheme, while co-defendant Víctor de Aldama walked free after cooperating with prosecutors.
- Jun 22
Spain's Supreme Court sentences former minister Ábalos to 24 years in mask contract corruption case
The Supreme Court convicted former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-advisor Koldo García for running a criminal network that profited from pandemic mask contracts. The ruling has drawn sharp reactions from across the political spectrum.
- Jun 15
Judge proposes trial for 16 in €148 million Spanish fuel VAT fraud that links PSOE ally and Civil Guard captain
Audiencia Nacional judge Santiago Pedraz has moved to prosecute 16 people for an alleged 148-million-euro VAT fraud on hydrocarbons between 2018 and 2021, a case that entangles a businessman linked to the Socialist party and a Civil Guard officer.
- Jun 14
PSOE maintains 'absolute confidence' in Zapatero while denouncing judicial 'rush' to topple Sánchez government before summer
PSOE spokesperson Montse Mínguez said on Saturday the party has absolute confidence in former prime minister Zapatero, but condemned an accelerated judicial agenda designed to bring down Pedro Sánchez's government before summer.
- Jun 13
Leire Díez's seized notebooks expose a PSOE-linked network to manipulate judicial investigations across Spain's state institutions
Diaries confiscated from former PSOE militant Leire Díez map a coordinated effort to interfere in sensitive court cases, drawing in the attorney general's office, Guardia Civil leadership, and senior party figures.
