Will Spain be able to get rid of corruption?

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Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks0Spain's conservative and Socialist parties have been rocked by a series of corruption scandals in 2016. The former conservative mayor of the city of Valencia is on trial for money laundering while the Socialist ex-president of Andalusia is facing charges of embezzling public funds destined for schemes for the unemployed. The parties are immersed in a swamp of corruption, commentators in various newspaper are certain.

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El Pais, 16.09.16: Spain’s biggest party split as under-fire senator hangs on http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/16/inenglish/1474012892_165528.html

ESO: Background information: Corruption case hits Rajoy’s chances of governing http://www.europeansources.info/record/corruption-case-hits-rajoys-chances-of-governing/

The Local.es, 15.09.16: Conservative leader leaves party amid corruption probe http://www.thelocal.es/20160915/long-time-valencia-mayor-leaves-conservative-party-amid-corruption-probe

Politico, 19.09.16: Mariano Rajoy’s crisis of credibility http://www.politico.eu/article/spains-mariano-rajoy-partido-popular-faces-rumbling-in-the-ranks-elections/

Deutsche Welle, 05.10.16: Spanish corruption highlights political paralysis http://dw.com/p/2Qrbz

Politico, 17.10.16: Spain’s kickback culture on trial http://www.politico.eu/article/spains-cash-corruption-and-construction-trial-caso-gurtel/

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