Overview
- He announced on January 14 that he will not take possession of his deputy acta, formally renouncing the seat he had just credentialed for days earlier.
- He said he is stepping aside to preserve his dignity and family’s serenity, denied seeking special protection, and called for judicial speed in the case.
- The Audiencia Provincial has scheduled the trial for May 28 to June 4 over alleged favoritism in the 2017 hiring of the prime minister’s brother, with charges including prevarication and influence peddling.
- PSOE plans to cover the vacancy with the next candidate on its Badajoz list, José María Vergeles, in line with the party’s succession rules.
- La Razón details that in May he joined the Permanent Deputation and reshaped the Socialist group in a move PP and Vox condemned, and El Mundo reports the regional high court labeled that episode a “fraude de ley.”