Former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, under investigation for corruption, said Thursday that luxury jewellery found by investigators during a search of his office was a gift from a foreign country.
A Spanish court on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begoña Gómez will face trial for alleged influence peddling and embezzlement, just days after a court banned the premier's brother from holding public office.
A Spanish court on Tuesday banned the brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez from holding public office for nine years after convicting him of helping secure a public-sector job tailored for him.
The head of Spain's Civil Guard was placed under formal investigation on Thursday for her alleged involvement in a plot to sabotage corruption probes targeting the ruling Socialists - another blow to a fragile government beset by legal woes.
Spain's Socialist ex-prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday requested the nullification of a corruption investigation against him that has rocked the leftist government, saying his rights were violated.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday dismissed allegations of "widespread corruption" against his Socialist Party after an ex-top aide was jailed for a corruption scandal that risks toppling the government.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday that his government would continue its work, despite mounting political pressure following the 24-year prison sentence handed to his former right-hand man, ex-transport minister José Luis Ábalos.
Spain's judicial watchdog said Monday it has opened disciplinary proceedings against the judge investigating Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife for graft, a case putting pressure on his minority government.
A court in Spain on Monday sentenced a top ex-aide of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, to 24 years in jail for graft.
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".
