Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is under mounting political pressure following a corruption conviction against his former transport minister. According to France 24, Sanchez's ruling Socialist Workers' Party faces multiple court cases involving graft allegations. While Sanchez himself has not been charged, more than a dozen people connected to him—including his wife, brother, and a former Socialist premier—have been implicated. Despite the scandal, Sanchez said on June twenty-third that his government would continue its work.

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