Madrid, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - Graft trial of Spanish PM's ex-top aide begins

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2026-04-07

A corruption trial of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's former right-hand man that has rocked the government opened on Tuesday, with the defendant's ex-partner among the first witnesses to testify. The trial of Jose Luis Abalos, a former Socialist heavyweight and transport minister who helped propel Sanchez to power in 2018, is the first of several corruption affairs shaking the fragile minority coalition to reach trial. The case has embarr......

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