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Civil Guard raids PSOE HQ over €53M Zapatero-linked kickbacks

5/27/2026

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Civil Guard officers searched the Socialist Party’s headquarters on Calle de Ferraz in Madrid on Wednesday as part of a Court corruption probe.
Prosecutors claim the 2021 €53 million Plus Ultra airline bailout involved kickbacks and shell companies tied to former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called government corrupt and urged elections after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in Rome he will not change his support for Zapatero.

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Civil Guard officers searched the Socialist Party’s headquarters on Calle de Ferraz in Madrid on Wednesday as part of a Court corruption probe.
Prosecutors claim the 2021 €53 million Plus Ultra airline bailout involved kickbacks and shell companies tied to former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called government corrupt and urged elections after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in Rome he will not change his support for Zapatero.