Crime & justice

Spain: PM Sánchez's Wife Charged With Corruption

Is Sánchez drowning in real corruption or is he the target of a politically engineered smear campaign?

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Spain: PM Sánchez's Wife Charged With Corruption

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Above: Begoña Gomez on Nov.13, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Image credit: Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

The charges against Gómez are nothing more than politically-motivated attacks encouraged by a rogue judge. The complaint was filed by far-right organizations and should have been thrown out on day one. Sánchez and his government must ignore the noise, trust justice and continue to fight for the Spain.

Félix Bolaños on X

Pedro Sanchez on X

Government-critical narrative

Spain is drowning in corruption scandals. Such a pattern of abuse of power over a number of years at the highest levels of government by Sánchez's friends and family can no longer be ignored or dismissed as political attacks. Sánchez must resign and be investigated immediately.

Santiago Abascal on X European Conservative