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

News Desk6th July 20269th July 2026

6th July 20269th July 2026696

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...

Spanish PM denies any knowledge of suspected scheme targeting corruption probes

News Desk5th June 20269th June 2026

5th June 20269th June 20261053

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday firmly denied any connection to an alleged effort to interfere with investigations involving his inner circle and the...

Sánchez continues to back Zapatero during visit with Pope amid mounting corruption probes

News Desk27th May 20262nd June 2026

27th May 20262nd June 2026957

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

News Desk27th May 20262nd June 2026

27th May 20262nd June 20261276

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’

News Desk29th April 20264th May 2026

29th April 20264th May 20261292

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...

Judge renews push to put Spanish PM’s wife on trial

News Desk2nd April 20267th April 2026

2nd April 20267th April 20261754

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

News Desk24th February 20262nd March 2026

24th February 20262nd March 20261606

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’

News Desk23rd December 202529th December 2025

23rd December 202529th December 20251412

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...

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

News Desk16th December 202522nd December 2025

16th December 202522nd December 20251783

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...

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

News Desk27th November 20252nd December 2025

27th November 20252nd December 20251564

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...

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