“I will answer everything I am asked.” Although the president of the court judging Operation Kitchen warned her that she had been provisionally cleared, meaning any false answer could serve to reopen the case against her, the former secretary general of the Popular Party arrived this Thursday at the Audiencia Nacional eager to distance herself from any parapolice operation to steal information from Luis Bárcenas because at that time she “was certain” that “that person you are talking about” (referring to the former treasurer) did not have any document that could compromise the Popular Party leadership over its irregular financing. Words that could contradict a recording that was made public in which she asked former commissioner José Manuel Villarejo:

The Govern and Esquerra Republicana are in the final phase of budget negotiations and, to finalize these accounts, both parties will announce next Monday one of the commitments that will facilitate the agreement: the orbital railway line. The talks are advanced to the point that ERC has called its national council, the highest body between congresses, for next Monday at 5:30 p.m. to assess whether the conditions are met to approve the budgets.

The Spanish political landscape is always shifting, but the vibration is special these days. There are pieces that may fall to the ground. In this context, La Vanguardia interviews Arnaldo Otegi, leader of EH Bildu, the most stable and silent ally of President Pedro Sánchez.