Spain Snap Election: PM Pedro Sánchez Calls Vote for Nov. 29 EFE
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early general election for November 29 after his government lost a parliamentary vote on two housing measures.
- The rejected measures included protections against evictions and other steps intended to improve access to housing, according to Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.
- The defeat exposed the government’s difficulty securing support in Spain’s fragmented parliament, as the People’s Party, Vox, and Junts voted against the measures.
- Sánchez said the election would let Spaniards decide the country’s future after Parliament is dissolved under Spain’s legal timetable.
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Spain's PM Sánchez Calls Snap Election Amid Housing Crisis, Political Pressure
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for November 29 after his government suffered a parliamentary defeat over two housing measures, amid mounting political pressure, a worsening housing crisis, migration challenges and corruption cases involving figures close to his Socialist Party (PSOE), Euronews reported. World News | Spain's PM Sánchez Calls Snap Elec…
Spains PM Sánchez calls snap election amid housing crisis, political pressure - The Tribune
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for November 29 after his government suffered a parliamentary defeat over two housing measures, amid mounting political pressure, a worsening housing crisis, migration challenges and corruption cases involving figures close to his Socialist Party (PSOE), Euronews reported.
By Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español No surprises on the horizon. As was speculated since last Friday, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, announced this Monday morning his decision to advance the general elections to next November 29th. It is the third time in the last eight years that calls elections before the expected date. On this occasion, it does more than half a year before the legislature ends naturally.
Spain has dawned this Monday with the confirmation of a news that was a loud cry. Government President Pedro Sánchez has taken the decision to put an end to his second parliamentary term ahead of time and to call for early general elections, scheduled for November 29th. The refusal of the majority of parliamentarians to approve their housing reform—the last of the umpteenth crises that has suffered since it took power in 2018—has forced the soci…
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