Vox to sue former Spanish PM Zapatero over jewellery worth €1.3 million
The move follows the discovery of a cache of jewels in a safe at Zapatero's Madrid office.
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Jewellery discovery adds to legal woes for Zapatero
Court-appointed experts have valued the haul of over 103 pieces at more than €1.3 million.
Spanish judge weighs charging Sánchez’s Socialists as criminal organisation
An investigating judge has raised the prospect of prosecuting the ruling party itself, a step that could in theory end in its dissolution.
Vox says corruption is closing in on Sánchez and predicts jail
Figaredo said Sánchez continued to receive support from the European Commission, trade unions and employers' organisations.
Sánchez was aware of alleged Socialist dirty-tricks network
The Guardia Civil's investigative unit told the National Court that money routed through the party paid for an effort to derail cases reaching the prime minister's…
Some 75 per cent of Spaniards want fresh elections
The figures have landed as the governing Socialists face mounting legal scrutiny.
Spanish Socialists suffer sharpest poll collapse of the year amid corruption scandals
Some 5.3 per cent of 2023 PSOE voters have switched directly to the PP, with the bulk of losses going to abstention.
Spanish judge says ruling Socialists paid Civil Guard officer to sabotage corruption cases
The UCO is the elite anti-corruption unit that has been investigating the PSOE and figures close to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Spanish judge links plot to derail corruption cases to Sánchez reflection period
A judge at Spain's National Court (Audiencia Nacional) has linked the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) to an alleged scheme set up to "systematically…
Sánchez claims Pope Leo XIV backs ‘common sense’ of his policies
The 45-minute meeting on May 27, 2026, has unfolded as agents of the Guardia Civil have been searching the Madrid headquarters of his Spanish Socialist Workers'…
Spanish Civil Guard raids ruling Socialist Party headquarters in financing probe
The operation has unfolded eight days after officers from Spain's National Police searched an office used by former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Spain doubles down on €9 billion green push, leaves blackout questions unanswered
"The energy revolution can't be just for those who can change cars, put up solar panels on their roof or renovate their homes without subsidies," Sánchez said.
Zapatero’s legal jeopardy: The fronts facing the country’s first former PM indicted for corruption
A 158-page police report describes a "finance boutique" set up to channel political-influence payments around the €53 million Plus Ultra bailout.
Spanish opposition figures to join Madrid march demanding Sánchez resignation
The Zapatero investigation adds to a long list of cases affecting Pedro Sánchez's political circle.
Sánchez judge handling sensitive Zapatero corruption data with France and Switzerland
Silvia Martínez Cantón, in post since July 22, 2024, was notified of her removal in mid-April on instructions from the Ministry headed by Félix Bolaños.
Zapatero family real estate holdings multiply 115-fold since leaving Moncloa
From a €38,000 plot of land in León to luxury chalets worth nearly €6 million, the family's property surge has coincided with the former premier's decade of…
Spanish left closes ranks around Zapatero as opposition demands Sánchez resign
From the Socialist parliamentary group to the UGT trade union, Sánchez's political family has rallied behind the former prime minister — even as ERC and Podemos…
Zapatero becomes first former Spanish Prime Minister investigated for corruption
The judge is examining suspected money laundering and influence peddling around the Plus Ultra bailout, in a case that reaches into Zapatero's decade of dealings…
PSOE slumps to worst-ever result in its Andalusian stronghold as Vox emerges as kingmaker
The Socialists have fallen to their lowest score on record in the region they ruled for almost four decades, while Vox holds the key to Moreno Bonilla's re-election.
Spanish prosecutors close in on ex-PM Zapatero over alleged laundering and hidden wealth
The probe had reached an advanced stage and pointed to hidden assets and cross-border movements of funds linked to the former PSOE leader.
Key suspect points to Spain PM Sánchez as ‘linchpin of corruption’ in Supreme Court
In what is being described as a potentially decisive in Spain’s biggest corruption trial, businessman Víctor de Aldama delivered explosive testimony before the…
Corruption and sexism scandals at Spain’s PSOE increasingly linked to PM Sánchez
Spain’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) is facing renewed scrutiny as explosive testimonies from investigators, revelations from former PSOE MP Santos Cerdán,…
Wife of Spanish PM risks up to 24 years in jail over alleged corruption
The popular prosecution in the long-running investigation into Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has requested a prison sentence of…
Musk accuses Sánchez of ‘high treason’ over Spain’s mass migrant regularisation
Elon Musk has accused Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of "high treason" over the Spanish Government's mass regularisation of undocumented migrants, as the…
Israeli lawyers file complaint at ICC against Spanish PM for alleged complicity in war crimes in Iran
An Israeli non-governmental organisation has submitted a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague requesting an investigation into…
Wife of Spanish PM charged for alleged corruption
A Spanish investigating judge has formally charged Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, with four serious offences and ordered the case to…
Opposition leader says personal income tax in Spain can drop if government would steal less
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s main opposition People’s Party (PP), has promised to cut personal income tax from the first year of a future PP government.
Spanish Government greenlights reform to enshrine abortion in the Constitution
The Spanish Government has greenlighted the reform to enshrine abortion in the country's Constitution.
Spain’s PM Sánchez unveils ‘Hodio’ tool to combat ‘online hate speech’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced the launch of a new government tool designed to monitor and quantify so-called hate speech on digital platforms.
Sexual assault allegations and cover-up claims target top Spanish cop
A high-profile sexual assault investigation targeting one of Spain's top police officials has ignited a political firestorm, with opposition parties accusing the…