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PSOE considers legal action over PP video using AI to impersonate Sánchez’s wife and senior socialists

News Desk22nd October 202623rd October 2026

22nd October 202623rd October 2026567

Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) is considering legal action after the opposition right-wing People’s Party (PP) published an artificial intelligence (AI) video showing fabricated versions of...

Spanish PM’s wife to stand trial as court upholds influence-peddling and embezzlement case

News Desk16th July 202622nd July 2026

16th July 202622nd July 20261732

Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, will stand trial before a citizen jury on charges of alleged influence peddling and embezzlement...

Spanish court lets PM’s wife attend daughter’s graduation in London but bars NATO summit trip

News Desk7th July 202613th July 2026

7th July 202613th July 20262279

A Spanish court has authorised Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, to travel to London this week to attend her daughter’s graduation, while refusing permission...

Poll finds most Spaniards believe ‘lawfare’ exists amid deepening trust crisis in justice

News Desk6th July 202613th July 2026

6th July 202613th July 20262060

A majority of Spaniards believe politically motivated legal action, commonly referred to as ‘lawfare’, exists in Spain, according to new survey published at a time...

Ex-Spanish prime minister challenges legality of corruption probe

News Desk26th June 20262nd July 2026

26th June 20262nd July 20261374

Spain’s former socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, on Thursday asked a court to declare void the corruption investigation against him, arguing that the...

Judge probing Spanish PM’s wife faces disciplinary action over comments on police

News Desk22nd June 202629th June 2026

22nd June 202629th June 20261677

Spain’s judicial watchdog has launched disciplinary proceedings against the judge leading the corruption investigation into Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, in a move that adds...

Spain’s ex-transport minister sentenced to 24 years as corruption pressure mounts on government

News Desk22nd June 202629th June 2026

22nd June 202629th June 20262058

Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former transport minister José Luis Ábalos (main image), once one of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s closest political allies, to 24...

Spanish PM’s wife ordered to stand trial on corruption charges and surrender passport

News Desk20th June 202622nd June 2026

20th June 202622nd June 20262524

A Spanish judge has ordered Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption-related charges, and has also imposed strict...

Zapatero corruption probe widens as daughters and secretary are named suspects

News Desk18th June 202624th June 2026

18th June 202624th June 20261551

A Spanish judge investigating former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero over alleged influence peddling linked to the €53 million state bailout of airline Plus Ultra has...

Spain’s former PM Zapatero denies wrongdoing after historic corruption investigation hearing

News Desk17th June 202621st June 2026

17th June 202621st June 20261320

Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appeared before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday to answer questions over allegations of influence peddling, money...

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