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Updated: Wed 24 Jun 2026 11:16 CET

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez passes journalists as he arrives to address MPs in the lower house of parliament at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid on June 24th 2026. Photo: Oscar del Pozo/AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday dismissed allegations of "widespread corruption" against his Socialist Party after an ex-top aide was jailed for a corruption scandal that risks toppling the government.