Spain's ruling party hit by expanding corruption investigations

Several judicial inquiries are converging on members of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s party. The brother of the prime minister, David Sánchez, was sentenced to nine years of disqualification for prevarication and is now facing a Vox‑filed appeal seeking conviction for influence‑peddling. Madrid’s mayor has asked whether David Sánchez resides in the official residence of La Moncloa, citing an administrative duty to register. Judge Santiago Pedraz ordered ex‑Chief of Staff Juan Manuel Serrano to hand over his mobile phone for forensic copying as part of the probe into the “cloacas del PSOE” linked to former minister Leire Díez.

In a separate but related matter, the PSOE has asked a Madrid court to reopen the case of Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s former chief of staff, alleging he deleted messages after becoming a suspect. The party argues the deletion indicates tampering with evidence. These developments intensify pressure from opposition parties PP and Vox, which are calling for early elections and highlighting the cascade of corruption cases surrounding the government’s inner circle.