- 2d ago
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 9
Spain's Guardia Civil implicates Pedro Sánchez's former chief of staff in PSOE corruption probe
A Guardia Civil report alleges Juanma Serrano, once Pedro Sánchez's closest aide, helped place a party operative in the state postal service and steered public contracts to a law firm that funnelled money back to PSOE-linked figures.
- 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
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 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 15
PSOE bankrolled covert operation to derail investigations into Sánchez's inner circle, Guardia Civil finds
Guardia Civil reports reveal that the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) used party resources to finance a covert campaign aimed at discrediting judges, prosecutors and police investigating Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife, with former organizational secretary Santos Cerdán alleged to have personally approved the expenditures.
- 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.
- Jun 13
Feijóo accuses Sánchez government of 'hunts' against judges and police, promises total institutional clean-up
Spain's main opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has accused the government of Pedro Sánchez of organizing 'hunts' against police, judges and prosecutors amid a wave of corruption scandals, and promised a 'total clean-up' of institutions if he wins power.
- Jun 3
PP calls for resignations over 'state crime' as PSOE fixer recordings reveal offers of favours to judges and police
Recordings seized from a former PSOE militant show her offering protection and prosecution deals to a former security chief and an ex-Guardia Civil captain, triggering calls from the opposition for the interior minister and the Guardia Civil director to resign.
- Jun 2
Feijóo's Censure Push Stumbles as Catalan Business Asks for Plans, and Illa Warns Against Vox Alliance
At the Cercle d'Economia in Barcelona, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo's speech drew a cool reception from the business elite, while regional presidents Salvador Illa and Imanol Pradales warned against any alliance that would bring the far‑right into government.
- May 30
Pedro Sánchez admits 'stumbles' but attacks 'sly' opposition; philosopher slams left's corruption disguise
At the JSE congress, PM Sánchez concedes 'problems' but blames opposition for 'dirty tricks'; Elizabeth Duval says covering corruption as defense of democracy 'damages the left'.
- May 27
Spanish Police Seek Documents at Ruling Socialist Party HQ in Criminal Probe, PM Sanchez Vows Cooperation
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil arrived at the PSOE headquarters in Madrid on Wednesday as part of a High Court investigation into alleged criminal activities, including bribery and influence peddling, aimed at destabilizing judicial proceedings.
- May 27
García-Page leads PSOE rebellion, demands Sánchez call elections or face confidence vote after Zapatero indictment
Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page has openly challenged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, calling for immediate general elections or a parliamentary confidence vote after the indictment of former PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
