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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez Calls Snap Election For November After Major Housing Defeat
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Firstpost•05-10-2026, 17:31
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez Calls Snap Election For November After Major Housing Defeat
- •Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap parliamentary election for November 29 following a major legislative setback over housing crisis emergency measures.
- •Sanchez urged voters to choose progress and social justice over a rising far-right wave during his address to the nation.
- •The election announcement follows widespread public anger and protests over housing affordability and the recent eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid.
- •Right-wing opposition parties blocked government decrees aimed at curbing evictions and property speculation.
- •Sanchez will face Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo in what is expected to be a tough electoral battle centered on housing, corruption, and governance.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for November 29 after his minority government suffered a major legislative defeat when right-wing opposition parties blocked two government decrees aimed at curbing evictions and property speculation.
The Socialist leader will face Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, whose party currently holds the largest number of seats in Parliament and has vowed to defeat Sánchez.
Public outrage and housing affordability protests intensified across several Spanish cities after the televised eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid.
