The Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard points out in a recent report, to which La Vanguardia has had access, that “the ultimate goal” of the alleged plot led by Santos Cerdán and Leire Díez to “destabilize or obstruct” judicial proceedings opened against the PSOE was “to protect the interests at stake” of the socialist party and, directly or indirectly, of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.

The former Prime Minister had a decisive role in the turbulent life of the company Plus Ultra according to the UDEF in the new reports released today. The documents, accessed by La Vanguardia, describe for example the determining role of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the task of persuading a shareholder who did not accept the viability plan without which the Spanish government’s aid would never have arrived or, in another case, report the influence of the former president in obtaining flight permits from the Venezuelan Government for the company.

José María Aznar has also wanted to comment on the indictment of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged corruption crimes in the Plus Ultra case. The former Prime Minister has stated that in the “unsustainable” situation that Spain is going through, his phrase that “those who can, should do” “makes more sense than ever.”

After signing the first budget agreement with the Government of Salvador Illa, the president of Esquerra Republicana, Oriol Junqueras, has defended the pact reached because it fulfills -in his opinion- a “double function.” On one hand, because it resolves the “everyday problems” of Catalonia with budget allocation and, on the other, because it provides the opportunity to “achieve more powers and tools in favor of the country.”

“The Government is going to keep fighting,” guaranteed the minister and leader of the Madrid socialists, Óscar López, this Tuesday from the Moncloa. The Executive has thus shown itself determined to withstand all the pressure, both external and internal, triggered by the judicial investigation opened against former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. In this way, it is willing to resist and not throw in the towel to keep the legislature afloat, despite the intensified political offensive by the PP and the far-right Vox, despite warnings from parliamentary allies such as the PNV or CC and, also, despite the demands of Felipe González or the president of Castilla-La Mancha, the socialist Emiliano García-Page, for Pedro Sánchez to call general elections this very year, and to give up his intention to complete the legislature in July 2027, as he intends.