Spain's PSOE under scrutiny over airline rescue probe and anti‑Semitic graffiti attacks

In Madrid, Sumar deputy Alberto Ibáñez demanded that the governing PSOE break with what he called “comisionismo” after new revelations linked former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to a 53‑million‑euro pandemic‑era airline rescue. Ibáñez said the case, now before the Audiencia Nacional, shows a blurred line between lobbying and illicit commissions and called for a strong political response.

On the Balearic Islands, the PSIB‑PSOE broke its silence to condemn anti‑Semitic graffiti sprayed on two homes associated with the families of activists detained after alleged vandalism of real‑estate offices in Santa Maria del Camí. The party demanded a rapid, thorough investigation and voiced solidarity with the affected families, urging the removal of the hate symbols.

Both incidents place the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party under heightened political pressure, highlighting separate controversies involving alleged misuse of public funds and hate‑motivated attacks on activists’ relatives.