The Federal Executive of the PSOE meets this Monday, amid the shock caused to the party by the indictment of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for influence peddling and the search of its headquarters by the UCO last week, due to the network allegedly orchestrated by Santos Cerdán to sabotage judicial processes against the PSOE. In addition, this Monday also marks the second session of the trial of David Sánchez, the president’s brother, at the Badajoz Court for alleged irregularities in his hiring by the Badajoz Provincial Council.
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‘Plus Ultra Case’
The judge of the ‘Plus Ultra case’ investigates the relationship of a Venezuelan broker with Zapatero’s friend
Judge José Luis Calama, instructor of the Plus Ultra case at the National Court, maintains an open independent line of investigation regarding the relationship between a Venezuelan broker named Danilo Diazgranados and Julio Martínez Martínez, owner of the consultancy Análisis Relevante and friend and alleged front man of former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, indicted this May in the main part of the investigations. This is evident from the documentation incorporated into the case file and confirmed by various sources involved in the case, who emphasize that the content of these investigations remains confidential. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has reported the existence of a WhatsApp chat called “Danilo España,” which includes “incriminating data” pointing to an “exercise of influence” in favor of the Venezuelan. Furthermore, according to the public ministry, the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the National Police indicates an alleged mediation by Zapatero before Repsol so that Diazgranados could successfully complete a lubricant distribution operation in 2023. The oil company has denied this.
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PEDRO SÁNCHEZ
The Chronicle | Sánchez warns nationalists that he will not facilitate the end of the legislature
Stalled legislature, inability to reach agreements with partners, ongoing judicial processes, unease in the parliamentary groups supporting the Government, and disquiet in broad sectors of the PSOE. This political and emotional panorama hangs over Spanish politics on the side of the Executive coalition and the left, but it will not lead to an early election. With this reality, President Pedro Sánchez will try to reach the end of the legislature, in the summer of 2027.
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THE TRIAL OF DAVID SÁNCHEZ
The trial of Pedro Sánchez’s brother: reconstruction of his controversial appointment at the Badajoz Provincial Council
On October 10, 2016, senior officials of the Badajoz Provincial Council held a meeting in the town of Valdivia, attended by the then leader of the Extremadura PSOE and president of that body, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, to discuss the preparation of the budget for the following year. There, the director of the Culture Area of the Provincial Council, Elisa Moriano, proposed modifying the job positions of her department to create the figure of coordinator of the two conservatories in the province. The objective was, supposedly, that both music centers would not duplicate their activities and, at the same time, give them greater projection. Gallardo thought it was “a great idea.”
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Good morning. We start the live narration of the latest political news, this Monday, June 1. The Federal Executive of the PSOE meets today amid the shock caused to the party by the indictment of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for influence peddling and the search of its headquarters by the UCO last week, due to the network allegedly orchestrated by Santos Cerdán to sabotage judicial processes against the PSOE.
Also, this Monday marks the second session of the trial of David Sánchez, the president’s brother, at the Badajoz Court for alleged irregularities in his hiring by the Badajoz Provincial Council.
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