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Zapatero charged in the National Court: the first former Spanish president investigated and everything behind the Plus Ultra case
On May 19, 2026, Judge José Luis Calama formally charged José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the Plus Ultra case for alleged crimes of criminal organization, influence peddling, and money laundering. It is the first time in Spanish democratic history that a former president of the Government is investigated in court. The political day was an earthquake.
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