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Associated Press
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Spain's PM refuses to step down and announces anti-graft plan despite corruption inquiries
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he would not step down from office despite mounting corruption cases involving his Socialist Party, and instead, presented anti-corruption measures that immediately received a lukewarm response even from some left-wing allies. Speaking in parliament Wednesday at an extraordinary session about a corruption case involving a former Socialist official, the Spanish leader took responsibility for his poor judgement but repeatedly said he would not step down, calling himself 'an honest politician' with 'the pride of leading an exemplary party.' 'I will not throw in the towel,' Sánchez repeated. The left-wing Spanish leader spoke about a week after a Supreme Court judge ordered the pretrial detention of Santos Cerdán, a former aide to the prime minister and previously the third-most senior member of the Socialist Party, over allegations that he received kickbacks for public works contracts. A former Sánchez minister is also ensnared in the corruption investigation involving Cerdán, who has denied the allegations. Facing separate corruption or misconduct probes are the prime minister's former attorney general, brother and wife, all of whom have denied wrongdoing. Sánchez himself has not been accused in any of the cases. Over the weekend, an official that Sánchez had just promoted as part of his Socialist Party's shake-up resigned over sexual misconduct allegations. On Wednesday, Sánchez presented 15 anti-corruption measures, which included bringing more transparency to political and public financing and working with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to crack down on graft. The move immediately drew ridicule from opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the conservative People's Party, who urged Sánchez to take responsibility for his party's actions, report what he knew and call early elections. 'It's not that it's the only decent way out,' Feijóo said, 'but you have no alternative.' The Spanish leader has been in power since 2018 and leads a minority coalition government with leftwing allies. His government has been unable to pass legislation and in recent weeks, its future has looked increasingly uncertain amid the corruption probes. Leaders from far-left and nationalist parties allied with Sánchez's Socialists have so far not supported the opposition's calls for early elections. On Wednesday, some leaders left the door open, however, to letting voters decide on the government's future if the corruption inquiries escalated.
Bloomberg
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Petro Confidant Says She's Out of Colombia's Government for Good
Colombia's outgoing foreign minister, a key lieutenant who was seen as a moderating influence on President Gustavo Petro, says her time in government is now over. Laura Sarabia confirmed to local news outlet Cambio that she resigned last week because she lost an internal battle over the production of passports.
Bloomberg
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Colombia's Foreign Minister Quits, Deepening Petro's Woes
Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia quit on Thursday, the latest in a series of high-profile defections to shake the leftist administration of President Gustavo Petro. Sarabia, 31, has been one of Petro's closest allies since he took office in 2022. But in recent days, the government took 'decisions that I do not share and that for personal consistency and institutional respect I cannot support,' she said in a resignation letter posted on X.
Washington Post
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Brazil's Lula visits Fernández de Kirchner under house arrest in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited former Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at her home Thursday, where the former leader is serving her six-year sentence for corruption under house arrest. Fernández had asked the court's permission to receive Lula, a longtime political and ideological ally. Lula was in Buenos Aires for the summit of the regional Mercosur trade alliance and made the short trip to Fernández's home in Argentina's capital after the meeting concluded.
Bloomberg
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Charismatic Communist Shakes Up Chile's Presidential Primary
Lea en español. Just over a hundred years after its creation, Chile's Communist Party may have unexpectedly found one of its best-ever presidential hopefuls.
