President Salvador Illa came out this morning in defense of his chief of staff, Eduard Rivas, after his involvement in alleged irregularities when he was mayor of Esparreguera (Baix Llobregat) became known. Rivas, who led the town council of this municipality for the PSC between 2015 and 2024, is being investigated as part of a process that probes public contracts of the council, according to has reported El Periódico, which explains that the Mossos confiscated the socialist official's mobile phone three months ago. Illa, for the moment, has reaffirmed his "full confidence" in his collaborator.