A former minister and senior member of Spain’s ruling conservative Popular Party (PP) resigned Sunday, February 14, following fresh allegations over alleged illegal party financing in the Madrid region. Esperanza Aguirre, 64, PP head in Madrid and a former education and culture minister under then premier Jose Maria Aznar told the press in a hastily-arranged news conference that, although allegations has not been proven, “the seriousness of this information… led me to present my resignation.” Police on Thursday, February 11, searched the headquarters of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s party and industrial group Villar Mir as part of a probe into allegations of irregular funding detailed in documents by a former deputy PP head in Madrid, Francisco Granados.
Spain ruling party official quits over graft scandal
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