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Police raid Spanish Socialist HQ; Zapatero, Sánchez’s kin under probe

5/30/2026

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Police raided the Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid in a probe of alleged dirty-tricks.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez leads a minority government that has not passed a new budget.
Former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will be questioned on 17 June with Sánchez’s support.
Sánchez’s brother David and his wife Begoña Gómez face actions, with David on trial for alleged influence-peddling and Gómez scheduled for a 9 June hearing over misuse of funds.

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Police raided the Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid in a probe of alleged dirty-tricks.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez leads a minority government that has not passed a new budget.
Former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will be questioned on 17 June with Sánchez’s support.
Sánchez’s brother David and his wife Begoña Gómez face actions, with David on trial for alleged influence-peddling and Gómez scheduled for a 9 June hearing over misuse of funds.