A police investigation into the Cerdán case is causing significant political turmoil in Navarra. The Central Operational Unit suspects that a corruption scheme may have originated there. Acciona and Servinabar, the companies linked to this scheme, recently received a lucrative contract from the Navarra government, valued at seventy-two thousand four hundred ninety-seven euros, to supply and install opaquing exterior curtains at a building in Ripagaina, Pamplona. This contract was awarded mere days before the Civil Guard conducted searches at various locations involved in the case.

The contract emerged from a public tender process held in two thousand twenty-three that leveraged European Union Next Generation Funds. However, it has been reported that the housing service later requested a partial replacement of the curtains due to them not being sufficiently opaque, suggesting potential issues with the initial contract’s execution.

On the same day as these developments, investigators from the Civil Guard were conducting raids connected to irregular contract allocations implicating several officials, including Cerdán himself. The searches revealed significant evidence, including a private deed linked to the ex-secretary of Organisation of the Socialist Party of Spain, Santos Cerdán, indicating direct involvement in the suspected corruption.

Following the public emergence of these allegations, Ramón Alzórriz, the second-in-command of the Socialist Party of Navarra, has resigned after losing the confidence of the party leader, María Chivite. Chivite has defended the integrity of her government, asserting her commitment to fully uncover the truth, while Cerdán prepares to contest the accusations against him in court next week.