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Pedro Sánchez rejects claims of ‘widespread corruption’ amid growing pressure on government

News Desk24th June 202629th June 2026

24th June 202629th June 2026770

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday rejected accusations that corruption is endemic within Spain’s ruling Socialist Party (PSOE), as his government faces mounting pressure following...

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

News Desk22nd June 202629th June 2026

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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 lodges assault complaint over clash with far-right activist

News Desk2nd May 20266th May 2026

2nd May 20266th May 20261736

Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has lodged a legal complaint against a far-right activist and social media figure, alleging assault...

Businessman seeks to implicate Sánchez in corruption trial as PSOE vow legal action over ‘slander’

News Desk29th April 20264th May 2026

29th April 20264th May 20261334

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...

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

News Desk13th December 202516th December 2025

13th December 202516th December 20251612

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

News Desk27th November 20252nd December 2025

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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...

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

30th October 20253rd November 20252016

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...

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...

Pedro Sánchez: ‘There are judges doing politics and politicians trying to do justice’

News Desk2nd September 20258th September 2025

2nd September 20258th September 20254051

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday accused certain members of the judiciary of stepping into politics, while facing intensifying scrutiny over corruption allegations involving...

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