Spain PM keeps backing ex-leader targeted in graft probe
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez continues to support former leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero amid a graft investigation. The investigation focuses on allegations of influence peddling related to a bailout for Plus Ultra airline. Sanchez has dismissed calls for early elections, emphasizing the need for stability in Spain.
- ▪Pedro Sanchez reaffirmed his support for ex-leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero despite ongoing graft investigations.
- ▪Zapatero is under investigation for influence peddling linked to a bailout of Plus Ultra airline in 2021.
- ▪Sanchez's government faces pressure from opposition parties calling for snap elections due to corruption scandals.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez maintained his support on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) for his predecessor, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, following the release of new details of the investigation into the ex-leader for influence peddling.The affair is part of a growing list of graft cases that have raised questions about the viability of Mr. Sanchez's minority Socialist government and contributed to a string of heavy regional election defeats."I think there is no sufficient reason, there is no reason to change that position," Mr. Sanchez told a news conference in Rome after a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.Mr.
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