Spanish prime minister calls snap election after housing protests
- Spain's leader Pedro announced an early general election following Congress's rejection of two housing decree-laws his government had promoted to address the housing crisis.
- The executive struggled for months to maintain a fragile majority in Congress as corruption allegations against the president's circle and the need to negotiate every vote created systemic legislative failure.
- On Friday, Congress rejected two housing decree-laws despite last-minute government negotiations to secure support, prompting reassessment of the government's ability to continue.
- The People's Party and Vox intensified pressure on the government, citing the administration's handling of the migration crisis at the Ceuta border with Morocco and corruption cases.
- After weekend consultations between Pedro and PSOE leaders to assess options, dissolving the legislature returns the decision to citizens at the ballot box.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that he would call early parliamentary elections on 29 November, after the rejection on Friday of the measures his government had put forward to try to get Spain out of the housing crisis.
The Spanish Prime Minister saw Parliament reject its measures to get the country out of the housing crisis and the early elections will be held on 29 November.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called early elections for November 29 in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a divided parliament rejected the government's key housing measures last week and sparked widespread demonstrations across the country to protest rising housing costs.
With the convening of early elections at the end of November, the left-wing head of government could capitalize on the huge demonstrations in favour of the right to housing. Sanchez put strong proposals on the table but they were rejected by the deputies.
Prime minister seeks broader progressive majority, frames vote as choice between further reforms and far-right rollback
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