Overview

• Sánchez apologized to Spaniards and insisted the crisis affects only his party, not the government.
• He rejected opposition calls for early elections, arguing that the minority government retains stability.
• Santos Cerdán stepped down from his parliamentary seat and party posts after formal corruption allegations.
• A police report suggests the existence of a recording of Cerdán and former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos discussing bribes.
• Cerdán is due to testify before the Supreme Court on June 25 under suspicion of illicit public contract awards.