Overview
- Former organizational secretary Santos Cerdán was ordered into pre-trial detention on June 30 over alleged kickbacks in public works contracts.
- Support for the Socialist Workers’ Party has fallen to 27% in recent polls, with 41% of respondents urging Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call early elections.
- On July 5, PSOE official Francisco Salazar stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations and the party announced an immediate internal investigation.
- People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijoo used a weekend congress to press for Sánchez’s ouster but lacks the parliamentary majority needed for a no-confidence motion.
- Prime Minister Sánchez has pledged internal reforms and insisted he will remain in office through 2027 despite mounting pressure and defections.