An election campaign basically consists of raising a bell tower. The higher it is, the bigger the bell and the farther the ringing reaches, the better for the officiating parish priest. However, it happens that sometimes, down on the street, things happen that distract people to the point that no one pays attention to the ringing.

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero would have used his private residence “for sensitive dealings and receipt of shipments.” This is evident from the case file, accessed by La Vanguardia, in which Zapatero is being investigated as the alleged leader of “an influence trafficking network.” The judge of the National Court José Luis Calama has summoned the former Prime Minister to testify on June 2 to provide explanations about the alleged kickbacks that the network would have collected for the bailout of the airline Plus Ultra, approved by the Council of Ministers in March 2021 for 53 million euros.