Overview
- Testifying for roughly five hours in the Senate’s ‘Koldo’ commission, Pedro Sánchez declared that the PSOE’s financing is clean and rejected claims of a party slush fund.
- Sánchez labeled the inquiry a defamation effort and a circus promoted by the PP and Vox, while contrasting the accusations with past PP corruption cases.
- He acknowledged receiving occasional cash reimbursements from the party for out‑of‑pocket expenses, saying they were fully tracked, invoiced, and under €1,000.
- PP senator Alejo Miranda de Larra led a rapid, interruptive interrogation pressing for yes‑or‑no answers, but Sánchez largely offered contextual responses and avoided direct admissions.
- Editorial and reportorial assessments said the PP failed to secure a decisive admission tying Sánchez to alleged wrongdoing, as he defended trusted figures like José Luis Ábalos and denounced personal attacks on his family.