José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero spearheaded landmark social reforms during a seven-year premiership that endeared him to the Spanish left - but recent suspicions of corruption have tarnished his once spotless reputation.

Zapatero, who governed Spain from 2004 to 2011, was placed under formal investigation last month for alleged influence peddling

MADRID, June 17 — Former Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will begin two days of unprecedented court hearings on Wednesday suspected of influence peddling,…