Spain's Sanchez offers new measures to root out corruption to placate allies


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  • Wednesday, 09 Jul 2025

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a meeting on alleged corruption probe, at the Parliament in Madrid, Spain, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled a plan to root out corruption on Wednesday, seeking to maintain parliamentary support for his government after senior members of his governing Socialist Party were accused of embezzlement.

A Supreme Court judge last month ordered the pre-trial detention of Santos Cerdan, the former number three in the party, over allegations that he received and distributed kickbacks in exchange for awarding public works contracts.

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