Justice
Begoña Gómez, Wife of Spanish Prime Minister, to Appear in Court
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, must stand trial after a judge found reasonable evidence of criminal behavior involving influence peddling and embezzlement. She is accused of using her position to secure a university job and diverting public funds to private projects. While the Public Prosecutor’s Office previously requested dismissal, the Madrid Provincial Court adjusted the charges. Sánchez describes the proceedings as arbitrary and part of a harassment campaign by Manos Limpias, an organization supported by the far-right Vox party. Opposition parties benefit politically from these corruption cases, which Sánchez labels as lawfare aimed at damaging his socialist PSOE government.
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