Former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is said to have used his influence within the government of Pedro Sánchez and that of Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro to conduct business, according to the judge of the National Court José Luis Calama, who has charged him. The question is: whom did he influence? The court order does not specify which senior government official or administration employee was influenced but, however, hints at meetings, encounters, contacts, or references regarding the moves that the former socialist leader and his network would have made to achieve the bailout of the airline Plus Ultra.

Aliança Catalana (AC) currently constitutes a unique political phenomenon in Spain. It is the party that is indisputably growing, according to all polls. More than Vox, since some surveys and the elections in Castilla y León point to a certain stagnation of Santiago Abascal’s party, pending what the Andalusian elections on the 17th may dictate. But the case of AC is a perfect assembly in demographic terms, as it is gaining potential voters not only from abstention but from several parties. If this continues, it could also disrupt the entire distribution of seats in the Parliament. Why has Aliança Catalana managed to gain ground so decisively, above Vox?