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Sánchez Faces Deepening Corruption Crisis as Socialist Congress Opens

The weekend congress will launch anti-corruption reforms after audio leaks prompted probes into Sánchez’s inner circle

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is also a leader of the Socialist ruling party (PSOE), holds a press conference after a Socialist Party meeting following a senior official's alleged graft case at headquarters in Madrid, Spain June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during the closing of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, in Seville, Spain, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
Spanish conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo scents blood with the Socialists in a moment of weakness
Speculation is rising that the survival instincts of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will succumb to the pressure

Overview

  • Ex-PSOE organizational secretary Santos Cerdán has been ordered held in pre-trial detention on graft charges
  • Audio recordings have surfaced alleging kickbacks for public contracts and crude references to prostitutes
  • Investigations have expanded to include Sánchez’s wife and brother and have ensnared former transport minister José Luis Ábalos
  • A June poll showed PSOE support sliding to 27%, its lowest in two years, with 41.2% of respondents urging early elections
  • The People’s Party is using its weekend congress to demand snap polls despite lacking the parliamentary majority for a no-confidence motion