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Zapatero Appropriated Ábalos' Contacts to Weave His Lobbyist Network in Ibero-America

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The former president also appealed to the former minister to approach Sánchez despite having vetoed him in the first executive he formed after winning the 2000 congress.
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s international network in Ibero-America is not understood without the figure of José Luis Ábalos. As Vozpopuli revealed, the former president of the government appropriated the contacts that the former socialist minister had woven for decades in the region to boost his work as a lobbyist, strengthen his relationship with Pedro Sánchez [...]

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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has consolidated part of his lobbying activity in Latin America thanks to a network of contacts facilitated by former minister José Luis Ábalos. This cooperation would have been essential for the former president to act as an intermediary in countries such as Venezuela, Peru, Central America, and, above all, Colombia, thus expanding his influence in various political and business spheres in the region. Read more]]>

The former president also appealed to the former minister to approach Sánchez despite having vetoed him in the first executive he formed after winning the 2000 congress.

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Vozpópuli broke the news in on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
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