Overview

• The Guardia Civil’s UCO report outlines six indicia linking Santos Cerdán to corrupt schemes overseeing over €600,000 in kickbacks for public works since at least 2015
• Cerdán resigned from all PSOE roles and relinquished his parliamentary seat hours after the UCO tied him to conversations managing illicit payments with Koldo García and ex-minister José Luis Ábalos
• Audio files reproduced in the report depict Cerdán directing contract awards in Navarra and Madrid and coordinating favours for firms such as Acciona and Servinabar
• Pedro Sánchez issued a public apology, launched an external audit of the PSOE’s accounts and reaffirmed his intent to serve the full term through 2027
• Sumar and other coalition partners have demanded a full legislative reset and new oversight measures while PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo is calling for Sánchez’s resignation and early elections