A judge investigating Spain's former prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling has expanded his politically explosive probe to the Socialist's daughters, a court said on Thursday.
Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on Wednesday defended his "decency and honesty" after making an unprecedented court appearance on suspected influence peddling, the latest corruption affair threatening the leftist government.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero spearheaded landmark social reforms during a seven-year premiership that endeared him to the Spanish left - but recent suspicions of corruption have tarnished his once spotless reputation.
Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is under investigation for alleged tax fraud and smuggling after jewellery was discovered during a search of his office, a court said Friday.
A trial of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's brother for alleged influence peddling in a public sector appointment concluded on Tuesday, one of several corruption cases threatening the Socialist-led government.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday distanced himself from an alleged plot to sabotage investigations into his entourage and Socialist party that has intensified pressure on a government already beset by legal woes.
A Spanish court on Monday dropped one of the charges against the brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in an influence-peddling trial, ruling the alleged offense had expired under the statute of limitations.
Spanish police entered the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday to demand documents as part of a corruption investigation into a former party member, judicial sources said.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday expressed "full support" for his predecessor José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero after a court placed his Socialist ally under investigation for alleged influence peddling.
Spain's former Socialist prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and crimes allegedly committed in connection with the bailout of a small airline, a court said Tuesday.
A week of legal reckoning for Spain's two main political groups began Monday as a former conservative interior minister went on trial for allegedly spying on an ex-party treasurer who threatened to expose corruption.
Following news that Spain has once again fallen in international corruption rankings, The Local's political reporter Conor Faulkner looks into the reasons why Spaniards are once again losing trust in their elected and unelected officials.
Brandishing slogans such as "enough is enough!" and "not another day!" Spain's conservative opposition Popular Party rallied in Madrid on Sunday to demand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez resign.
With Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez appearing in the Senate to answer questions about a corruption scandal, The Local looks at what the 'Caso Koldo' is, the main players, and what it means for the government.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will on Thursday attempt to offer explanations to mostly right-wing lawmakers investigating a corruption scandal that has threatened to topple his minority left-wing government.
Influential British magazine 'The Economist' has called for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, arguing that the country's "economic growth would continue without him".
Corruption charges engulfing a former titan of the Spanish right have handed Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rare breathing space during a graft probe that has imperilled his government.
Spain’s Popular Party has been harnessing accusations of corruption in Pedro Sánchez's government to gain support, but they’ve now also been hit by scandal over the alleged trafficking of influences of their former Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro.
Spanish police entered the ruling Socialists' Madrid headquarters on Friday as part of a corruption probe into a former senior party official that has rocked Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday denied his Socialist party received illegal funding from a corruption scandal involving two former close allies that has rocked his minority coalition government.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday challenged the conservative opposition to submit a no-confidence vote against his minority coalition government as a corruption scandal rocks his ruling Socialists.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is fighting to keep his job, as corruption allegations prompted the resignation of a close aide and have even led the country's Deputy PM to say that the premier's apology "is not enough".
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is grappling with a series of legal probes involving his inner circle, including his wife, brother and a former transport minister. Here is a look at the legal cases troubling one of Europe's longest-serving leaders.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday said that he knew "absolutely nothing" about the corruption case that prompted a top official in his Socialist Party to resign, and rejected calls for his resignation over the affair.
A top official in Spain's ruling Socialist Party resigned on Thursday after being implicated in a widening corruption probe that has already ensnared the prime minister's former close aide.
