Sanchez, on corruption cases: "If we had known them, we would never have accepted them."

ThePresident of the Spanish Government and Secretary-General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez , said on Saturday that if he had known of alleged cases of corruption involving former party leaders, "we would never have accepted them. "He said that"the PSOE hasnot been financed in an irregular manner. "

Duringhis appearance before the PSOE Federal Committee , Sanchez admitted that the party has suffered "a caseof corruption ", although he claimed that this affects the former Secretariat of Organization, for which José Luis Abalos was first responsible, and Santos Cerdán , for which reason Ábalos has been sentencedto24 years in prison.

In this regard, the Secretary-General of the PSOE has acknowledged that there is still "sufficient progress" in eradicating corruption from politics, but has said that in the last eight years steps have been taken in this area. "Spain will bean even better country in 2031, "he said, if a progressive executive continues to rule.

Proclaims the presumption of innocence

The PSOE leader, who has denounced the "violation"of the fundamental rights of former President Zapatero and his family  following the dissemination of private messages "unrelated" to the case under investigation, has lamented in this context the violation of Zapatero's procedural rights, which have caused him "tremendous harm" from a personal and family point of view.

Sánchez, who has also referred to the court cases of his wife , Begoña Gómez , and his brother, David Sánchez , has said that it is "more difficult" for him to talk about them. After refuting the information published over the months, he has pointed out that the investigation of his partner's case "has not been without controversy" because of the complaints against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado , with whom he has demanded "justice".

In this context, he has called for the presumption of innocence , "the minimum acceptable under the rule of law".

He says there will be budgets.

On the other hand, Sanchez has reproached the PPand Voxfor voting alongsideJuntsto demand their resignation, reminding themoftheir position on the\u00A0 and the amnesty law. The President of the Spanish Government has said he understands the "frustration"of the right-wing parties, but has told them that the legislatures last four years, even when they do not govern.

In this regard, he has ensured that there will be general state budgets in 2026 and elections in 2027, and has stressed that the best way to respond to the "regression" of the right and the "deregulation" based on the repeal of laws is to recognize social progress.

The meeting of the Federal Committeebegan with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the earthquake in Venezuela. Sánchez expressed his solidarity with those affected and expressed the Spanish Government's commitment to the reconstruction of the country.