Spanish PM faces mounting pressure as party mired in political scandals

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El presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, y su esposa, Begoña Gómez, llegan a la misa oficiada por el Papa León XIV en la Basílica de la Sagrada Familia en Barcelona, España, el 10 de junio de 2026.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on June 23 that his government would continue its work, despite mounting political pressure following the corruption conviction of his former transport minister a day earlier. His ⁠ruling Socialist Workers' Party faces several court cases involving allegations of graft. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has not been named in any of the cases to date, but more than a dozen people, including his wife and brother and an influential former Socialist premier have been implicated.

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