Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday that his government would continue its work, despite mounting political pressure following the 24-year prison sentence handed to his former right-hand man, ex-transport minister José Luis Ábalos.
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Spain's former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos greets Pedro Sánchez in the Spanish Parliament in 2018. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday that his government would continue its work, despite mounting political pressure following the 24-year prison sentence handed to his former right-hand man, ex-transport minister José Luis Ábalos.
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