Cash payments are a major headache for the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party). The courts do not consider them sufficiently justified and have evidence suggesting they have prompted an investigation into alleged illegal commissions within the framework of the Koldo-Ábalos-Cerdán case, as well as the party's finances. The opening last Wednesday of a new sealed investigation by National Court Judge Ismael Moreno to examine the socialists' financial records was just one more step. The PSOE's explanations have not yet convinced the courts, which will examine all the party's documentation regarding cash payments to officials, members, and supporters between 2017 and 2024. But the PSOE maintains that there is no wrongdoing. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez even acknowledged having received some cash payments.

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against Vox for alleged irregular financing, according to reports. The Independent and sources from the public prosecutor's office have confirmed to ARA. The decision comes after the PSOE filed a complaint against the far-right party in December for alleged opaque fundraising. The chief prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Office, Alejandro Luzón, believes there is grounds to investigate the extremists, who have already been sanctioned in the past by the Court of AuditorsThe proceedings are secret.