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Five arrests as Portuguese police investigate alleged corruption within Socialist Party

Officers are investigating potential crimes of "malfeasance and economic participation in business, involving the awarding of various contracts by municipal councils and parish councils".

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Spanish police search Socialist party's headquarters in fresh blow to Prime Minister Sánchez

Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing

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Spanish police search ruling Socialist party's headquarters in fresh blow to PM Sánchez

Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing

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Spanish police search ruling Socialist party headquarters as problems deepen for Pedro Sanchez

The party has been hammered by a series of corruption scandals

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Police search headquarters of Spanish PM's ruling party

Spanish police have searched the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an investigation into financial wrongdoing linked to party member.

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Spain's PM sees 'no reason' to withdraw support for predecessor Zapatero amid graft probe

Zapatero, who governed from 2004-2011, has been summoned to testify next month in connection with crimes allegedly committed during the bailout of small airline Plus Ultra in 2021.

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Spanish police search headquarters of PM Sánchez's ruling Socialist party

Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing

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Spanish police enter ruling Socialist party headquarters over payments linked to Leire Díez

Officers have been at the party's headquarters since early this morning following a subpoena related to payments made to Leire Díez.

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Zelenskyy asks Trump for help with air defences as Russia continues attacks – as it happened

Ukrainian president writes letter to Trump reqquesting more ammunition for its Patriot air defence systems

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Europe Today: Sánchez dealt blow in Andalusia elections — what now for Spain and Brussels?

Pedro Sánchez is facing fresh political pressure after his Socialist Party lost regional elections in Andalusia. The result is being closely watched in Madrid and Brussels, with the conservative People’s Party expected to rely on far-right support to govern.

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Who is Paris's newly sworn-in mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire?

Emmanuel Grégoire begins his first day in office as mayor of Paris on Monday, a week after beating rival Rachida Dati in the second round of local elections. The 48-year-old Socialist now steps into the limelight after years in the shadow of his political mentors. So who is he and…

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France local elections: a key test one year before the country's presidential election

One year before Emmanuel Macron’s term ends, parties will be able to gauge their strength in the second round of the local elections, with tight races in major cities, such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.

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What to watch in the deciding round of France's local elections

Voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the second round of elections that will decide who runs France's biggest cities. Beyond selecting local mayors and councillors, the polls could give clues which way French voters are leaning – and what deals parties are prepared to do – ahead of a…

Radio France Internationale

France's local elections: who are the contenders in the battle for Paris?

The Socialist Party took control of Paris in 2001, after 130 years of right-wing dominance, but now the controversial 12-year legacy of Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo has fuelled bids for a change of direction. We look at the six main contenders in the upcoming municipal elections and the issues they're…

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Portugal chooses between moderate and a populist candidates in presidential election runoff

Socialist candidate António José Seguro is the favourite to defeat far-right populist André Ventura in the second round of Portugal's presidential election, in a vote overshadowed by a series of heavy storms that hit the country.

Radio France Internationale

The ambiguous legacy of François Mitterrand, France's transformational president

Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer tells RFI why Mitterand's ambiguous blend of ideology and power continues to shape political debates, both at home and abroad.

The Independent UK

Albanian parliament in chaos as politicians fight each other and set off flares

The altercation occurred amidst a vote for the country’s next ombudsman

The Conversation

With delay of pension reform, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu puts France’s Socialist Party back in the spotlight

In his policy speech to lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu – who was reappointed by President Emmanuel Macron on Friday after submitting his resignation just days before – announced the suspension of pension reform, which a previous government forced into law without a vote…

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Spain's PM Sánchez calls for Israel to be banned from sports events over war in Gaza

Speaking to members of his Socialist Party, Sánchez said Israel, like Russia, should not be allowed to compete in international sports events because of its military campaign in Gaza.

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Macron names close ally Sebastien Lecornu as new French PM

Sebastien Lecornu, 39, is facing an uphill battle over budget as protests loom in the coming days.

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Portugal's parliament reclassifies rape as public crime bringing it in line with Europe

Several Socialist Party (PS) MPs voted in favour of the reclassification, despite their party's official abstention on some proposals.

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Spanish PM’s former aide Santos Cerdán detained without bail in corruption probe

The case involving Santos Cerdán is the latest and arguably the most serious in a series of scandals that forced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to issue public apologies and deflect calls from his political opponents for a snap election.

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Spanish parliament session turns chaotic as Sánchez and opposition trade barbs

Tensions ran high as Santiago Abascal of Vox and PP lawmakers demanded Sánchez's resignation, while Sánchez shifted the focus to corruption within the opposition party.

The Independent UK

Albania's prime minister thanks voters for landslide win and pledges EU membership by 2030

Albania's prime minister has thanked hundreds of thousands of voters who supported his Socialist Party in the last parliamentary elections, backing his pledge to take the country into the European Union in five years

The Independent UK

Albanian preliminary polls results show a clear win for the ruling Socialists

Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary elections give a clear victory to the ruling Socialist Party which attracted voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term

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