The Day Sánchez Requested a Deferred Reckoning

The PSOE corruption scandal continued to dominate editorial priorities, with the day's central development being Pedro Sánchez's request to appear before Congress to address the multiple judicial cases. However, his appearance was deferred until late June, a delay highlighted across outlets from El Mundo to La Vanguardia. The morning began with further details on the 'One' code name and the UCO raid on Ferraz, while the trial of David Sánchez, the prime minister's brother, opened with his lawyer seeking nullity and the prosecutor defending the judge's impartiality. Simultaneously, the 'Kitchen' trial saw former Interior officials deny the operation's existence. By afternoon, the government, through minister Óscar Puente, escalated its rhetoric, denouncing 'non-democratic methods' to bring down the executive. Feijóo vowed to do 'everything possible' to change the government, while the PNV declared the legislature over and demanded elections. The day's narrative arc moved from judicial revelations to a political standoff over the timing of Sánchez's accountability.