Trial of Spanish PM’s brother concludes amid wider corruption scrutiny
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...
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Court drops one charge against Spanish PM’s brother in influence-peddling trial
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
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...
Sánchez continues to back Zapatero during visit with Pope amid mounting corruption probes
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted on Wednesday that there was ‘no reason’ to withdraw support for former socialist (PSOE) premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,...
Spanish anti-corruption police seize documents from ruling socialist party HQ
Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a widening corruption investigation that...
Businessman seeks to implicate Sánchez in corruption trial as PSOE vow legal action over ‘slander’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was accused in a court hearing on Wednesday of leading a criminal network that manipulated public contracts and channelled illegal...
Spain’s public prosecutor’s office urges dismissal of case against PM’s wife
Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has urged a judge to drop a corruption probe into the business activities of Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime...
Judge renews push to put Spanish PM’s wife on trial
A judge who has spent two years investigating Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, over alleged corruption made a renewed effort...
Spain court halts ‘premature’ jury trial for PM’s wife, yet keeps investigation open
A Madrid court has overturned a decision requiring Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial before a jury on...
Spain’s main opposition party claims the ruling socialists are in ‘irreversible decline’
Spain’s main right-wing opposition party said on Monday that the governing socialists (PSOE) are in ‘irreversible decline’, following a heavy defeat in a regional election...
