Overview

• The imputation of Francisco Martín Aguirre in the Begoña Gómez hiring case is under appeal, with prosecutors challenging the judge's lack of evidence and reasoning.
• Investigations into the April 28 blackout continue under Vice President Sara Aagesen, with no definitive cause identified, while debates over grid reliability and renewable energy intensify.
• Pedro Sánchez defended the government's crisis management in a lengthy parliamentary session, as the opposition criticized his handling of the blackout and energy policies.
• The government narrowly secured parliamentary approval for an anti-tariff decree to counter potential U.S. trade measures, exposing fractures within the ruling coalition and regional PSOE branches.
• Tensions rise between the PSOE and opposition parties, with accusations of ideological dogmatism and insufficient crisis response dominating political discourse.