Overview

• Leaked WhatsApp messages show Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez directed the €475 million state rescue of Air Europa and opposed its sale to British-owned IAG.
• The government is preparing legal action over the leaks, which it argues breach Sánchez's privacy but contain no illicit content.
• Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has intensified demands for Sánchez's resignation, accusing him of abusing power and concealing government misconduct.
• The leaks were part of evidence seized by the Guardia Civil in a 2024 investigation, with speculation over whether José Luis Ábalos or other actors were responsible for the breach.
• The controversy has dominated parliamentary debates, raising questions about transparency, state intervention in corporate bailouts, and coalition stability.