Spain's political landscape is under scrutiny as both the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the conservative People's Party (PP) confront serious corruption trials. The PSOE's former transport minister, José Luis Ábalos, is implicated in a case involving alleged kickbacks on public contracts for sanitary equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside him, businessman Víctor de Aldama has admitted to his role in the scheme, while Ábalos and his aide Koldo García face potential sentences of 24 years and 19 years, respectively. Meanwhile, the PP's former interior minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, is on trial for allegedly spying on Luis Bárcenas, a former party treasurer who threatened to expose corruption within the party. Fernández Díaz could face a 15-year sentence if convicted. The outcomes of these trials are crucial as they could damage both parties' claims of integrity and affect their performance in upcoming elections in Andalucía and the general election next year. Political leaders are attempting to shift focus to their achievements, but the trials cast a long shadow over their messaging.