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The housing crisis in Spain and the Congress's rejection of the temporary proposals to alleviate the situation pushed the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, to call early elections, estimated for 2027, and dissolved the Cortes. Our correspondent Marina Colorado extended information about the reaction of the parties and what the situation is on the streets.
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The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, announced on Monday the dissolution of the Cortes and the advance of the general elections, after the Congress of Deputies rejected on Friday two decrees promoted by the Executive with measures to alleviate the housing crisis. The elections will be on November 29, with a hypothetical coalition between the right and the ultra-right that takes advantage of the polls.
The president of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, announced on Monday the advance of the general elections to November 29. This following the rejection by the Congress of the deputies last Friday of the two decrees on housing in the midst of massive protests by tenants. The elections were initially scheduled for 2027. The polls anticipate a victory of the right-wing People's Party.
Sánchez's announcement takes place after several days of protests in the European country, arising from the eviction of old Maricarsen. The elections will take place on 29 November.
The president of the CGPJ, who has not come to the lower house since she came to the presidency as a mark of the law, is facing new negotiations for appointments in the court domes
The vote breaks down the formation and unleashes the anger of Jewish organizations, which accuse it of anti-Semitic
Even if Congress has laid down the decrees, what happened may have started to change the way this country conceive of what a house is.
Enrique Santiago, a parliamentary spokesman for IU, calls for the call of the generals while we can call for a new decree to Congress.
The Madrileños have mobilized for tens of thousands, chanting slogans for justice and waving keys in reference to the housing crisis in the Spanish city, after the Congress of Deputies rejected two government-led decrees with measures to alleviate the situation: the automatic renewal of rental contracts and restrictions on evictions. The last wave of protests was unleashed after the eviction of Maricarren Abascal, a 87-year-old woman who had lived in her home for over 70 years. The scandal brought to light the increase versus
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Tens of thousands of people went to the streets of several cities in Spain to protest against Congress's rejection of the decrees - a law that the Government of Pedro Sánchez proposed to break down the housing crisis. The head of Government announced that he would assess the advance of the general elections, initially estimated for 2027. We discussed this scenario with Luis Miller, a doctor in Sociology.
Since his arrival in the Spanish Government in 2018, Pedro Sánchez has had to call for early elections on several occasions to deal with the social and economic crises that have been going through the country. For years, he has had to lead with alliances with other parties in order to rule. After the Congress's refusal to the two decrees - a law proposed to put a temporary solution to the complex housing situation, Sánchez announced that it opened a period of reflection to consider whether to advance the elections, scheduled for 2027.
More than 50 protests were called on Saturday in Spain following Congress's rejection of the housing decrees. As the camp continues in Madrid, where between 70,000 and 500,000 people showed up in the streets, according to the authorities and the organizers. The Inquillin Union seeks to promote a general strike.
Congress's rejection of the housing decrees put forward by the executive changes the political cycle and opens up electoral expectations for the PSOE that it did not have before this debate
The Madrid Puerta del Sol camp will continue after Congress rejected the two government-driven decrees to face the housing crisis on Friday, a spokesman for the Inquillinas Union announced. The Junts, PP and Vox parties had already anticipated that they would vote against the measures.
The Broad Front parties look to their ministers to lead the list to Congress. The movements are accelerating in the face of a possible electoral advance
Analysis and explanation of a vote that opens all options, including the electoral advance
Hundreds of people have followed the vote on the two housing decrees live and now wonder from the Sol camp what the next step is.
