Overview
- During a contentious session, Sánchez repeatedly answered with phrases such as “no me consta” and “no recuerdo,” while stressing that any cash reimbursements from the party were traceable and under €1,000.
- He accepted political responsibility for appointing José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán but denied knowledge of wrongdoing, and he rejected a PP proposal for a face-to-face with Ábalos and businessman Víctor de Aldama.
- The PP declared the hearing a success, whereas several analyses judged that Sánchez largely withstood the attack, and the Senate commission will press on with plans to summon the current PSOE leadership over party financing.
- Parallel judicial investigations tied to Operation Delorme continue, with case files citing messages involving figures linked to Air Europa, though the Senate testimony produced no decisive new evidence.
- Separate scrutiny persists outside the Senate: ABC reported an unconfirmed Moncloa bunker meeting on the DANA night without minutes or the DSN director, and in Andalusia the left pushes a breast-cancer screening probe as the Seville prosecutor reviews alleged record alterations before a Nov. 1 parliamentary deadline.