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.
Spanish Pedro Sánchez advances the legislative elections to November 29
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.
The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, announced Monday the advance of the general elections to November 29, weakened by the defeat in Congress of his measures against the housing crisis and several scandals that affect his environment.
The decision was made in the context of a housing crisis and after pressure from the majority of the PSOE and the socialist ministers; “The Spanish will have to decide what role we want to occupy at this time,” he said.
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.
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