Spain's Popular Party used the first day of the pre-campaign period to file for the imputation of the governing Socialist Party at the Audiencia Nacional. Los populares asked Judge Pedraz to act against the PSOE over five alleged crimes. Naming a whole party as a suspect rather than individual officeholders is a rare and pointed legal step. The timing was no accident, since the request landed just as electioneering was getting underway. For the PP, the filing keeps legal pressure on the government in the middle of the political calendar. The Socialists had not issued a public response at the time of the report. Judge Pedraz now has to weigh whether the case against the party itself holds up.