Overview

• García Ortiz presided over the ceremony, acknowledged his “singular” situation, and affirmed he will remain in office.
• Supreme Court president María Isabel Perelló urged respect for judicial independence and warned against pressure from public powers.
• Unusual applause for both García Ortiz and Perelló broke protocol, highlighting divisions as ten conservative CGPJ members sought to bar his attendance and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo stayed away.
• The Fiscalía’s report notes an 11% rise in jihadist cases to 170, with the Interior Ministry reporting 95 arrests in the first eight months of 2025.
• The report urges specialized anti-corruption sections to speed complex trials, while the case against García Ortiz has advanced following UCO searches and device cloning, with the opening of the oral trial expected shortly.