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Spain will hold early general elections on 29 November following the decision of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, to dissolve the Cortes. The announcement comes after the parliamentary defeat of the housing decrees promoted by the Executive.
Juan Carlos Besance, convicted of the 2001 murder of the UPN councilman in Leiza (Navarra) José Javier Múgica, will enjoy daily departures from Monday to Friday
Spain is heading for an early general election after the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced the dissolution of the Cortes and the call for elections for November 29. The decision comes after the parliamentary rejection of the Executive-led housing decrees, amid increasing social pressure for access to affordable housing. The electoral advance coincides with mobilizations and protests in different cities of the country, where thousands of people have called for more forceful action in the face of the housing crisis. Ruth Ferrero,
The Council of Ministers, where everyone spoke, became a campaign start with an enthusiastic tone
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Pedro Sánchez has marked one of the most intense political stages of recent Spain. He came to power in 2018 after a motion of censure that put an end to the Government of Mariano Rajoy. After more than eight years at the head of the executive, Sánchez has called early elections on November 29, 2026, putting his legacy and continuity in the hands of the voters.
Spain will hold early general elections on 29 November following the decision of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, to dissolve the Cortes. The announcement comes after the parliamentary defeat of the executive-led housing decrees, a situation that demonstrated the Government's difficulties in moving part of its legislative agenda forward.
The announcement of the elections leaves in abeyance measures such as the criminalization of conversion therapies, the law of trafficking or the 'greenwashing' brake.
France, Italy and Poland will also hold elections in the coming months with the ultra-right parties growing and the threat of interference by other countries in the electoral processes
The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, decided to advance the general elections to November 29, after his executive suffered a new parliamentary setback with the rejection of his housing measures. The call ends the intention to exhaust the legislature until 2027 and opens a campaign marked by the housing crisis, the lack of support for the coalition government and the advance of the right and the extreme right.
Spain is heading for an early general election after the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced the dissolution of the Cortes and the call for elections on November 29. The decision comes after the parliamentary defeat of the Executive-led housing decrees, in a context of growing social concern about access to housing. From Barcelona, our correspondent Elise Gazengel gives us more details.
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.
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The Moncloa prepares formulas to pass the housing decrees again and to validate them in the Permanent Congress
