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news Scmp World 2026-05-27

Spanish Police Search Ruling Party Headquarters Amid Corruption Probe

Spanish police are conducting searches at the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing. This raid adds to recent corruption scandals affecting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's party.


Spanish police are searching the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing, the Civil Guard said on Wednesday. The raid on the office in central Madrid is another blow to the party of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose Socialists have been hammered by a series of corruption scandals. The Civil Guard said the police were under judicial orders to find material relevant to a National Court probe into accusations of corruption....

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