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Corruption Trials Loom Over Spain's PSOE and PP Ahead of Elections

4/8/2026

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The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the People’s Party (PP) face corruption trials that could affect their futures.
The PSOE's former transport minister José Luis Ábalos and his aide are accused of kickbacks during Covid.
The former PP interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz is on trial for spying on a former party treasurer linked to corruption claims.
As both parties prepare for elections, the trials’ outcomes could affect their futures.

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The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the People’s Party (PP) face corruption trials that could affect their futures.
The PSOE's former transport minister José Luis Ábalos and his aide are accused of kickbacks during Covid.
The former PP interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz is on trial for spying on a former party treasurer linked to corruption claims.
As both parties prepare for elections, the trials’ outcomes could affect their futures.