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Spain's Sanchez running out of road as corruption probes stack up © France 24

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Issued on: 29/05/2026 - 17:30Modified: 29/05/2026 - 17:31

Eight years after ousting a corruption-mired, centre-right government on the promise of cleaning up politics, ​Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is running out of road as graft accusations stack up against his party and family. Lauded abroad by liberals for standing up to US President Donald Trump and calling out atrocities in Gaza, at home Sanchez trails in the polls and is coming under fire even from allies for the string of corruption cases making their way through Spain's courts. For more, FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney is joined by Carlos Mascarell Vilar, political scientist, advocacy expert, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Barcelona.