Overview

• Joseba Antxón Alonso Egurrola and Fernando Merino Vera are scheduled to testify before the Supreme Court as suspects in the Guardia Civil UCO probe into alleged kickbacks tied to Santos Cerdán and José Luis Ábalos.
• Santos Cerdán remains in pretrial detention while Ábalos and his former adviser Koldo García continue under judicial restrictions after UCO evidence linked them to a network of public-works bribes.
• Emiliano García-Page and Palencia mayor Miriam Andrés have publicly faulted Sánchez’s crisis management, and Francisco Salazar’s resignation over harassment allegations has exposed further leadership rifts.
• Coalition partners Sumar and ERC are demanding stronger anti-corruption measures and recalibrating their support as approval of new budgets becomes crucial for government survival.
• The PP, united under Alberto Núñez Feijóo after a triumphant congress, is gearing up for intensified parliamentary attacks and sees the Castilla y León elections as an early gauge of voter response.