Spain Proposes Panama Leaks Minister Soria for World Bank Job
- Minister attracted scrutiny over links to Panama leaks firm
- Government proposes Soria appointment as Rajoy loses vote
Jose Manuel Soria.
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Spain proposed a former minister who resigned earlier this year after coming under scrutiny over his links to an offshore company listed in the Panama leaks as the country’s representative at the World Bank.
The government is proposing ex-Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria as executive director at the Washington-based institution, the Economy Ministry said in an e-mailed statement. The institution’s 189 governors will vote on Soria’s candidature as part of the process of appointing 25 executive directors.