Spain's PSOE rallies behind Sánchez's brother: 'innocent' and victim of a 'smear campaign'

Spain's PSOE rallies behind Sánchez's brother: 'innocent' and victim of a 'smear campaign'

Is the prime minister's brother a victim of the judicial machinery, or is the party once again stirring up the conspiracy argument to dodge an inconvenient conviction? Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) has issued a statement firmly asserting the innocence of Pedro Sánchez's brother trinc the recent court ruling. The party claims the verdict is part of a systematic strategy of attrition against the Government, orchestrated by the media and judicial right.

The reaction in certain circles has been immediate skepticism. Observers point to a repeated pattern: first it was Begoña Gómez, now the prime minister's brother. The official 'lawfare' narrative has become an increasingly predictable recourse. Some analysts recall that Sánchez's brother had been under investigation for several years over alleged irregularities in his professional activity in the performing arts, making it hard to sustain the claim of total innocence.

The political context adds fuel to the fire. The Government's parliamentary weakness, with the PNV and Bildu as crutches and Junts walking a tightrope, turns any scandal into an existential threat. Spain's national budget hangs by a thread, and a final conviction of a close relative of the prime minister would be electoral dynamite. In that scenario, the conspiracy argument is not only logical but necessary for the survival of the narrative.

The PSOE is clinging to the classic lawfare script. But by now, the argument sounds more like routine than a defense.