Spanish Police Search Ruling Socialist Party’s Headquarters Amid Corruption Investigation

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says, ‘If there are new episodes of improper behavior, we will act with the same firmness we always have.’

Journalists gather outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party as police search the building, in Madrid on May 27, 2026. Bernat Armangue/AP

Spanish police began a search of the ruling Socialist Party’s headquarters in Madrid on May 27 as part of an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by a member of the party.

The Guardia Civil—one of two national law enforcement agencies in Spain—said that the search was confined to an investigation into allegations against Socialist Party member Leire Díez and others.