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Spain’s main opposition party claims the ruling socialists are in ‘irreversible decline’

News Desk23rd December 202529th December 2025

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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...

PP wins in Extremadura, but will have to depend on Vox to govern, as PSOE collapses

News Desk21st December 202523rd December 2025

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With 95.7% of the vote counted on Sunday evening, the results of the Extremadura regional elections were as follows: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s scandal-hit...

PM Sánchez dismisses calling early elections: ‘It’s an honour to govern even in these circumstances’

News Desk16th December 202522nd December 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday reaffirmed what he described as his socialist (PSOE) government’s ‘absolute’ commitment to feminism, as a series of sexual...

Facing fallout among women voters over sex scandals, the PSOE tighten harassment protocols

News Desk13th December 202516th December 2025

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Spain’s governing socialist (PSOE) party is confronting a wave of sexual misconduct and prostitution scandals that now threaten one of its defining political pillars —...

Spain’s former transport minister detained without bail in corruption investigation

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Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the detention of Spain’s former transport minister and a top confidant of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, placing him at...

Supreme Court releases ex-ally of PM implicated in corruption probe, but is barred from leaving Spain

News Desk20th November 202524th November 2025

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Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Santos Cerdán (main image), a former senior socialist (PSOE) figure and close confidant of Prime Minister...

Spanish court preparing trial for former transport minister José Luis Ábalos

News Desk4th November 202510th November 2025

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Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday started preparations for the country’s former transport minister, José Luis Ábalos (main image), once a close ally of Prime Minister Pedro...

Spanish PM denies corruption in rowdy senate hearing, calling it a ‘circus’ and ‘witch hunt’

News Desk30th October 20253rd November 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday angrily rejected allegations of Socialist Party (PSOE) corruption during a stormy appearance before a Senate inquiry, dismissing the...

Begoña Gómez, wife of Spain’s PM, denies embezzlement in new court hearing

News Desk10th September 202516th September 2025

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Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, appeared in court in Madrid on Wednesday, where she denied allegations that she improperly used...

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms trial of country’s Attorney General will go ahead

News Desk10th September 202516th September 2025

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The legal woes facing Spain’s left-leaning coalition government resurfaced on Tuesday, as the country’s Attorney General was ordered to stand trial – just one day...

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