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20.06.2025

20.06.2025Day Police Raided the Ruling Party

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Spain for 20.06.2025.

It displays 103 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

20.06.2025Day Police Raided the Ruling Party
The UCO executed court-ordered raids on PSOE headquarters at Ferraz street and the Transport Ministry to clone email accounts of Santos Cerdán and former minister Ábalos. The Civil Guard's anti-corruption unit accessed servers throughout the morning, marking an escalation from parliamentary chaos to direct judicial intervention in the ruling party's operations.

Cerdán attempted to delay his Supreme Court testimony scheduled for Wednesday, citing the "volume" of case materials, but the court formally charged him and rescheduled his appearance for June 30th. The corruption network expanded to regional levels, with reports that Navarra's president Chivite awarded nearly 8 million euros in public housing contracts to Cerdán's company.

By evening, Trump responded to Sánchez's NATO defense spending rejection, warning that "NATO will have to deal with Spain, known for paying little." La Razón reported socialist phones were "burning" as party members searched for someone to lead a potential revolt against Sánchez.
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05:05Corruption Probes Spread to Regions

The newspapers report on escalating corruption investigations affecting both national and regional governments. María Chivite faces mounting pressure over contracting her uncle's company twice, with media calling this "the plot that could end her government" as Sanfermines begins amid multiple resignations and investigations (El Mundo, Libertad Digital). The PSOE's "plumber" allegedly recorded the judge investigating Aldama, adding a new dimension to the corruption probes (La Razón). Meanwhile, Barclays and Santander compete in a last-minute race to acquire Sabadell's UK subsidiary, with offers due by June 27th (El Confidencial). Government coalition partners express discomfort with PSOE's handling of corruption cases while rejecting new elections, pressuring for action against corrupt companies (infoLibre).
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09:20Cerdán Seeks Court Delay

The newspapers report on Santos Cerdán requesting to postpone his Supreme Court testimony scheduled for Wednesday, citing the "volume" of the Koldo case materials (La Razón, 20minutos). This development threatens Sánchez's legislature as the PP begins considering a no-confidence motion viable while coalition partners grow suspicious of the prime minister (RTVE). El País reports on PSOE figures purged during Cerdán's era defending their party contributions against the alleged corruption network, with Adriana Lastra and others maintaining "heads high" while calling for accountability from those responsible. Meanwhile, Sánchez communicates to NATO that Spain will not increase defense spending further and considers the 5% target unreasonable (La Marea). In separate developments, the Supreme Court orders the Franco family to return two stolen statues from the Pórtico de la Gloria (El Salto), and Renfe convenes its board to establish Rodalies de Catalunya on Wednesday (El Periódico).
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10:48UCO Raids PSOE Headquarters

The newspapers report on escalating judicial action against Santos Cerdán as the Supreme Court formally charges him and schedules his testimony for June 30th (RTVE). The investigation intensifies with judges authorizing the Civil Guard's UCO unit to search PSOE headquarters at Ferraz street and copy Cerdán's email accounts (20minutos, La Razón). The corruption probe expands to regional levels, with reports that Navarra's president Chivite awarded nearly 8 million euros in public housing contracts to Cerdán's company (El Confidencial). Sánchez meets urgently with Catalonia's president Illa at Moncloa following Cerdán's downfall (El Periódico). Meanwhile, sources close to Koldo claim the PP has offered him substantial incentives to cooperate, suggesting "gold and everything" in potential deals (El Plural).
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11:50UCO Raids PSOE Headquarters

The newspapers report on the UCO executing court-ordered raids on PSOE headquarters at Ferraz street and the Transport Ministry to clone email accounts of Santos Cerdán and former minister Ábalos (El País, RTVE, La Vanguardia, El Periódico, Público, El Español). The Civil Guard's anti-corruption unit also accessed Adif and Carreteras to gather electronic communications data from both officials (La Vanguardia, El País). Madrid's mayor Almeida responds to the raids by suggesting irregular PSOE financing may be behind the corruption network (20minutos). These judicial actions represent an escalation from yesterday's parliamentary chaos, with investigators now directly accessing the ruling party's internal communications systems.
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15:02UCO Raids PSOE Headquarters

The newspapers report on the UCO executing court-authorized raids at PSOE headquarters in Ferraz and the Transport Ministry to clone email accounts of Santos Cerdán and former minister Ábalos (eldiario.es, El Español, Público, RTVE, La Vanguardia). The Civil Guard's anti-corruption unit accessed servers to copy electronic communications as part of the expanded Koldo case investigation (El Español, Público). Meanwhile, El País examines how influencer ElXokas discussing the Ábalos scandal represents the growing role of "informative influencers" in Spanish media discourse. Sánchez held an unscheduled meeting with Catalonia's president Illa at Moncloa, though the agenda remained undisclosed (20minutos). These developments follow revelations that Navarra's Chivite awarded nearly 8 million euros in public housing contracts to Cerdán's company (El Confidencial).
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