Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday denied in Congress that there was widespread corruption within the government and the Socialist Party. He spoke out after the Supreme Court sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a case involving public procurement of medical supplies during the pandemic. SITA ↗
Ábalos, once one of Sánchez's closest associates, was, according to available information, convicted of corruption related to contracts for the purchase of face masks. His former adviser, Koldo García, received 19 years, while businessman Víctor de Aldama received a lighter sentence for cooperating with the judiciary. Sánchez argued in parliament that the failure of one individual cannot automatically translate into a demand for the prime minister's resignation. pravda.sk ↗
The opposition stepped up the pressure. The leader of the People's Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, called for the dissolution of parliament and new elections, claiming that a corruption network had operated from within the government. Sánchez, in turn, accused the opposition of creating an image of a "cloud of corruption" that, in his view, does not correspond to reality. He also noted that a year after the anti-corruption plan was announced, not all measures had been approved, but that the government intends to press ahead. El Mundo ↗
Tensions are also being fueled by the case of Begoña Gómez, the prime minister's wife, whom a judge has ordered to surrender her passport and barred from leaving the country. In the background remains the case of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero involving the company Plus Ultra, which Zapatero denies. New articles have brought no further developments in the episode involving Pope Leo XIV. The coming days will show whether the parliamentary partners will continue to back the government despite growing pressure for early elections. teraz.sk ↗
Sánchez rejects notion of widespread corruption in parliament
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Feijóo exige la dimisión de Sánchez y la convocatoria de elecciones: "Es el responsable político de la corrupción de sus ministros en ejercicio"
El Mundo
| 13:43 22.06.
Španielsky exminister Ábalos dostal 24 rokov väzenia za korupciu, tlak na premiéra Sáncheza rastie
SITA
| 13:59 22.06.
El Supremo condena a 24 años de prisión a Ábalos y a 19 Koldo García y premia la colaboración de Aldama con la Justicia
El Mundo
| 12:16 22.06.
"¿A seguir delinquiendo se refiere, señor Sánchez?": Feijóo exige al presidente que disuelva las Cortes y acusa a los socios de "indignidad"
El Mundo
| 10:09 24.06.
Sánchez, en el Congreso: “Tratan de crear una sensación de corrupción generalizada que no existe”
El Pais
| 09:55 24.06.
Sánchez no asume responsabilidades por Ábalos: "Que una persona te falle no puede significar que se pida al presidente la dimisión"
El Mundo
| 01:49 24.06.
El Gobierno recurre al 'y tú más' tras la primera condena a un ex ministro de Sánchez: "El que la hace la paga, se llame Ábalos o Ayuso"
El Mundo
| 14:01 23.06.
Spanish PM’s former right-hand man jailed for 24 years for corruption
The Guardian
| 17:51 22.06.
Španělský soud uložil exministru dopravy Ábalosovi 24 let za korupci
seznamzpravy.cz
| 16:38 22.06.
Dovolenky, prostitútky, výhody pre milenky. Exminister dostal za korupciu počas pandémie exemplárny trest
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| 15:58 22.06.
KAUZA KORUPCIE V ŠPANIELSKU: Exminister pôjde do väzenia na 24 rokov
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| 14:08 22.06.
Espagne : 24 ans de prison pour l'ex-bras droit de Pedro Sánchez, reconnu coupable de corruption
Le Figaro
| 12:45 22.06.
Ábalos, quinto ministro condenado desde la transición: la pena más alta de todos para quien más poder tuvo, junto a Sánchez
El Mundo
| 12:35 22.06.
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