- 5d ago
Spanish PP leader Tellado demands PNV withdraw support from Sánchez's 'mafia' government, calls for immediate elections
Miguel Tellado, secretary-general of Spain's Partido Popular, escalated political tensions in Bilbao on Saturday by branding Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 'mafia boss' and demanding the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) immediately withdraw its parliamentary support, calling the situation a 'democratic emergency'.
- 5d ago
Pedro Sánchez admits 'stumbles' but attacks 'sly' opposition; philosopher slams left's corruption disguise
At the JSE congress, PM Sánchez concedes 'problems' but blames opposition for 'dirty tricks'; Elizabeth Duval says covering corruption as defense of democracy 'damages the left'.
- May 28
Spanish judge implicates PM Sánchez in PSOE 'sewer' plot to sabotage corruption probes after wife's indictment
A National Court judge has placed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the center of an alleged PSOE criminal network that sought to destabilize judicial investigations into the party, the government, and his family, following the indictment of his wife Begoña Gómez.
- May 27
Judge Pedraz alleges PSOE paid over €170,000 to a network led by Leire Díez to sabotage judicial investigations
Spain's National Court judge Santiago Pedraz has issued a ruling alleging that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) financed a covert network, led by former party militant Leire Díez, to systematically destabilize judicial investigations affecting the party and the government.
- May 27
García-Page leads PSOE rebellion, demands Sánchez call elections or face confidence vote after Zapatero indictment
Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page has openly challenged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, calling for immediate general elections or a parliamentary confidence vote after the indictment of former PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
- May 26
Spanish judge summons PM's wife Begoña Gómez to June 9 preliminary hearing, warns of force if she fails to appear
Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has summoned Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to a preliminary hearing on June 9 as a final step before deciding whether to send her to trial by jury on corruption charges.
