Overview
- Pedro Sánchez appeared for more than five hours before the PP-led Senate commission on the ‘case Koldo’, calling the session a “circus” and accusing the chamber of serving a smear campaign.
- The Government, led by minister Félix Bolaños, said Sánchez left “reinforced” and criticized what it called a coarse and unproductive interrogation by the opposition.
- The PP framed the appearance as a success for forcing the prime minister to testify and highlighted what it counted as repeated evasions, arguing the exchange exposed weaknesses.
- Several groups shunned the format as a media spectacle, with PNV and BNG absent and Junts staking out an intermediate stance that was critical of Sánchez without joining the PP offensive.
- Political stakes extend beyond the hearing, as pressure builds over PP leader Carlos Mazón’s future and key testimony by journalist Maribel Vilaplana is scheduled for November 3 while judicial investigations continue independently.