The ‘Begoña case’ in the Portuguese style that will send the country to the polls again.
The Iberian Left: A Nest of Family Scandals.
Spain and Portugal, two countries bound by geography and, it seems, by the rot of their leftist leaders.
While Portugal’s conservative Luís Montenegro stumbles over corruption allegations tied to his family, in Spain, Pedro Sánchez clings to power like a shipwrecked sailor to a plank, with the ‘Begoña case’ as the rotten cherry atop a cake of scandals.
Both countries share a “history” of family corruption at the pinnacle of power, but with starkly different outcomes: Portugal heads to elections for the third time in three years, while Sánchez remains in La Moncloa, laughing at justice and the Spanish people.
The ‘Begoña case’ isn’t a right-wing fabrication, as the PSOE’s mouthpieces love to scream.
It’s a real judicial investigation, opened by Madrid’s Court of Instruction No. 41 since April 2024.
The crime? Alleged influence peddling and corruption in business dealings, with Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, as the star.
Letters of recommendation signed by her to benefit companies like the UTE Innova Next SLU-Escuela de Negocios The Valley consortium, which won million-euro contracts from Red.es, are the daily bread of this soap opera.
And let’s not forget her ties to Globalia, the company behind Air Europa, which was bailed out with 615 million euros of public money while sponsoring the IE Africa Center she directed.
In Portugal, the case is just as nauseating. Luís Montenegro, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), faces accusations over Spinumviva, a family company he founded before taking power, which has received suspicious payments.
The Portuguese Prosecutor’s Office has already opened proceedings for possible influence peddling, and the result is clear: Portugal’s parliament is on the brink of collapse, with censure motions and a confidence vote Montenegro will likely lose.
The outcome? Early elections in May. There, at least, democracy breathes; here, Sánchez suffocates it.
Sánchez and His Circus: Justice or Smoke and Mirrors?
Let’s be blunt: the ‘Begoña case’ reeks of blatant favoritism. The Civil Guard, in two reports submitted to Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, found no irregularities in the contract awards.
So why does the case persist? Because the evidence is as big as Sánchez’s ego.
Begoña didn’t just vouch for Carlos Barrabés, a businessman who conveniently co-directs a master’s program with her at Complutense University, but also met with him at La Moncloa, with Sánchez present on at least one occasion.
Coincidence? Please, not even the most diehard Ferraz fan would buy that.
And then there’s the Air Europa saga. Víctor de Aldama, implicated in the ‘Koldo case,’ was allegedly the link between Begoña and Globalia.
Another coincidence? No: a pattern.
While the government approved a multimillion-euro bailout, Begoña received financial support for her projects.
This isn’t a “right-wing witch hunt,” as Sánchez whines; it’s a scandal any citizen with half a brain can smell from miles away.
In Portugal, Montenegro at least has the decency to face the consequences.
He lost a censure motion from Chega and another from the Communist Party, and now his government hangs by a thread.
In Spain, Sánchez took five days of “reflection” after the Manos Limpias complaint, only to return with more victimhood and empty promises of “democratic regeneration.”
The result? Zero resignations, zero accountability. The Spanish left doesn’t know the word shame.
The Left’s Double Standard: Portugal Falls, Spain Sinks.
The difference between the two countries is crystal clear. In Portugal, opposition pressure and parliamentary fragility (Montenegro holds just 80 of 230 seats) have put the government on the ropes.
In Spain, Sánchez stays afloat thanks to Junts and other convenient allies, despite losing the 2023 elections.
There, family corruption has a penalty; here, it’s a free pass to impunity.
Begoña Gómez invoked her right not to testify on July 19, 2024, while Sánchez, summoned as a witness, did the same.
What are they hiding? The Madrid Provincial Court demanded the investigation be narrowed, but Judge Peinado presses on, now with two more charges: misappropriation and professional malpractice over Complutense University software.
The left will call it a “conspiracy,” but facts don’t lie: where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Ridiculous Finale: The Left, a Badly Told Joke.
And so here we are, friends. Portugal heads to the polls because its leader can’t cover the sun with a finger.
Spain, meanwhile, remains in the hands of a Sánchez who turns La Moncloa into a reality show: Big Brother: Corruption Edition.
Begoña, the queen of influence peddling, struts around as if nothing’s wrong, while Sánchez sells us his “progressive leadership.”
Progressive? More like regressive: back to a Spain of shady deals, cronyism, and smoke screens.
The Iberian left is a three-ring circus: corruption, cynicism, and victimhood.
In Portugal, at least they clean up the trash; here, they recycle it as state policy.
Let the leftists take note: while they defend their messiah and his consort queen, decent Spaniards demand elections now.
Let them go “reflect” in their Galapagar mansion with Iglesias and Montero, and leave us in peace once and for all!
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