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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 20261291

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 PM’s brother banned from public office for 9 years after court rules job was created for him

News Desk14th July 202620th July 2026

14th July 202620th July 2026778

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother, David Sánchez (right, main image), has been barred from holding public office for nine years after a court found...

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

News Desk6th July 202613th July 2026

6th July 202613th July 20261230

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 2026947

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...

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 20261352

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...

Zapatero corruption probe widens as daughters and secretary are named suspects

News Desk18th June 202624th June 2026

18th June 202624th June 20261070

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 2026882

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...

Trial of Spanish PM’s brother concludes amid wider corruption scrutiny

News Desk9th June 202615th June 2026

9th June 202615th June 20261056

A trial involving the brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez drew to a close on Tuesday, marking the latest development in a series of...

Court drops one charge against Spanish PM’s brother in influence-peddling trial

News Desk1st June 20268th June 2026

1st June 20268th June 20261209

A court in the southwestern Spanish city of Badajoz (Extremadura) has dismissed one of the charges against David Sánchez (main image), the brother of Prime...

Spanish PM’s brother goes on trial amid mounting pressure on government

News Desk28th May 20261st June 2026

28th May 20261st June 20261497

The brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has become the first relative of a sitting premier in the country’s democratic history to stand trial...

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