Sanchez Chose 'Best Moment in a Sea of Troubles' to Call for Snap Election, Analyst Says
The vote follows protests over rising rents and a rejected housing package that included eviction limits and automatic lease renewals, officials said.
- On Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election for November 29, seeking to expand his parliamentary majority after lawmakers rejected his government's housing relief measures.
- Parliament's rejection of emergency decrees last week deepened the political crisis as protesters across Spain demanded action following the widely publicized eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
- Average rents have almost doubled over the past decade, while asking prices for homes have risen by about 90%, driving nationwide protests over the housing market's affordability.
- Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo welcomed the announcement on Monday, claiming the government's failure on housing proves the administration is exhausted after eight years in office.
- Sanchez aims to frame the contest in classic left-versus-right terms, hoping his reputation as a political escape artist will help him overcome corruption scandals and polling deficits.
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The Spanish premier dissolves the Houses after no to the decrees on housing crisis, early elections on November 29, but then claims: "We are the country that grows the most in Europe"
The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who was caught in the housing crisis, announced on Monday 5 October the holding of early elections, an opportunity for him to finally obtain a solid majority... or to lose everything.
Executive leader seeks to capitalize on housing unrest and Feijóo turn the elections into a plebiscite
By trunging forward elections initially schedulated for mid-2027 to November 29, the Socialist prime minister seems to renew the initiative and hopes to end a legislative term grated by scandals and the extreme fragility of his majority.
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