Overview

• Pedro Sánchez repeatedly apologized for the scandal and maintained that no evidence implicates the Socialist Party in illegal funding.
• Opposition parties shouted calls for his resignation and urged early elections during Wednesday’s congressional session.
• Santos Cerdán stepped down as PSOE secretary and deputy after police reports linked him to a bribery network for public contracts.
• Former minister José Luis Ábalos was expelled from the Socialist Party as investigations extend to his advisor Koldo García.
• Coalition partner Sumar pressed for clear anti-corruption reforms including ending parliamentary immunity and blacklisting convicted firms while calling for a stronger left-wing agenda.