Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez Denies Corruption Amid Prison Sentences for Allies

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told the Spanish parliament that there is no "generalised corruption" in his government, rejecting recent accusations that link his administration to a series of legal cases. He said he has never known or tolerated illegal practices and highlighted anti‑corruption measures introduced since he took office in 2018.

The remarks come after former transport minister José Luis Ábalos was sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption, and Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, was placed under a travel ban and ordered to surrender her passport in an influence‑peddling probe. Sánchez’s brother is also under investigation, and former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been questioned over a public‑fund loan case. Opposition leaders have renewed calls for the dissolution of parliament and early elections, arguing the scandals undermine the government’s credibility.