Glossary · W
Wert Law (LOMCE)
Education reform pushed by minister José Ignacio Wert (PP) in 2013. It reintroduced standardized exams (reválidas), reinforced Spanish as the vehicular language and was repealed by the PSOE-Podemos government in 2020 (LOMLOE).
Bárcenas WhatsApps ('Luis, sé fuerte')
2013 leak of messages from Mariano Rajoy to Luis Bárcenas ('Luis, stay strong') that pointed to links with the PP's irregular-financing scheme. A landmark of Spain's political journalism over the past decade.
WikiLeaks Spain
Set of US diplomatic cables leaked in 2010 affecting Spain: pressure on the National Court, ambassadors' opinions on Zapatero or King Juan Carlos. They marked a turning point in leak-driven journalism.