Corruption Complaint

President of the Spanish Government, Mariano Rajoy, has complained that an investigation into an ex-minister and former International Monetary Fund chief over alleged fraud and money laundering is damaging to his ruling political party, the Partido Popular.

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Facing a tough election this year, Rajoy said that the investigation into Rodrigo Rato “particularly affects the Partido Popular” because the former minister “has been one of our most important assets”.