The best form of defence is attack for the Spanish PM as he stands by his 'zero-tolerance' of corruption
MADRID – Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, has defended his track record amid a gathering storm of corruption scandals.
Speaking during a heated parliamentary session on Wednesday, Sánchez dismissed claims of systemic corruption involving his administration.
“They’re trying to create a sense of widespread corruption that doesn’t exist,” he said, addressing the conservative MPs in the hemicycle.
His comments come two days after the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced his former right-hand and transport minister, José Luis Ábalos, to 24 years in prison for corruption.
