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PSOE Crisis Deepens After Ex-Secretary Santos Cerdán Is Jailed Without Bail

The detention has prompted coalition partners to demand answers ahead of a confidence vote in Congress on July 9.

Overview

  • Judge Leopoldo Puente ordered provisional detention without bail for former PSOE organization secretary Santos Cerdán, leading to his transfer to Soto del Real under standard intake measures.
  • ERC, Sumar, Podemos and Junts have demanded explanations from the government and warned their parliamentary support could be at risk.
  • The government reduced its public presence at the Seville development finance conference after the scandal broke into its agenda.
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to appear in Congress on July 9 for a monographic session widely framed as a confidence vote on his leadership.
  • PSOE leaders have called a Federal Committee meeting for Saturday to debate deep structural reforms after admitting internal controls failed.