Overview

• Pello Otxandiano, EH Bildu’s parliamentary spokesperson, admitted on July 18 to a single meeting with businessman Antxon Alonso, who is under investigation in the Santos Cerdán corruption case.
• He said the discussion was limited to a high-voltage power line from Aragón to Gatika crossing EH Bildu–governed municipalities and that he voiced his opposition to the plan.
• The disclosure follows earlier acknowledgments by EH Bildu leader Arnaldo Otegi, who met Alonso twice after his 2016 release and facilitated discreet talks with the PSOE.
• Antxon Alonso, owner of Servinabar 2000, is a key figure in UCO and Guardia Civil probes into illicit commissions that led to the imprisonment of former PSOE organization secretary Santos Cerdán.
• Ongoing judicial inquiries and calls from coalition partners for tougher transparency measures are heightening pressure on Spain’s ruling government ahead of upcoming elections.