Editorial: El Mundo

• Rodrigo Rato, former Vice President and former Economy Minister of the Popular Party, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for corruption.
• He was convicted of three tax offenses, money laundering, and corruption among private individuals during his tenure as director of the International Monetary Fund (2004-2007).
• He was disloyal to Bankia, the financial institution he chaired, by manipulating a contract in favor of Zenith and Publicis.
• The judicial process took nine years, which reduced his sentence.

Conclusion: Rato's conviction exemplifies an era of citizen discontent towards political corruption, fueling the rise of anti-politics.

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