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"We need a wider majority": Spain moves the elections forward to November 29

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.

Report from Barcelona: Pedro Sánchez calls for early elections in Spain

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.

Pedro Sánchez Announces Early Elections in Spain for November 29

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.

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for November 29.

Pedro Sánchez calls for early elections after the failure in Congress of his decrees to face the housing crisis in Spain

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.

A legislature marked by the courts and corruption cases

The opposition was entrusted to justice to waste the government of Pedro Sánchez in this mandate, which started with the confrontation for the amnesty of the independence

The last bullet of Pedro Sánchez

The socialist leader faces his final campaign in which the continuity of the progressive government and its political future are played

The eleven key moments of Pedro Sánchez's legislature: from amnesty to the crisis in Ceuta

A chronology of events, decisions and disputes that have marked the stage of the PSOE leader, from the dana and recognition of Palestine to cases of corruption and clashes with Donald Trump

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls snap election

The Spanish prime minister had repeatedly insisted he would serve out his four-year term, with elections scheduled for 2027. The move comes after a major defeat for his coalition's proposed housing reforms.

Spain: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez convenes early legislative elections on 29 November

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces snap election amid housing crisis

Sanchez calls early vote after Parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government.

Pedro Pascal in ‘Behemoth!’: The Oscar-Worthy Role That He (and Latinos) Have Been Waiting For

Pedro Pascal makes his Oscar case with a cello. “Behemoth!,” Tony Gilroy’s first feature as a director since “The Bourne Legacy” in 2012, world-premiered on Friday night at Alice Tully Hall as the centerpiece selection of the New York Film Festival. Pascal plays Alex Serian, a former child prodigy from a family of Los Angeles […]

Andrew Garfield and Gabrielle Union Attend Ferragamo Dinner in Beverly Hills and More Red Carpet Photos: October 2026

October began with Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington premiering “Animals,” their new political thriller about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate (Affleck) whose family is thrust into an unimaginable situation involving their son and housekeeper and her undocumented immigrant boyfriend. The following day, the Critics Choice Association hosted its sixth annual Celebración of Cinema & Television […]

Luis Miller: "Spanish are asking for more interventionist and radical laws on housing"

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.

Spain: Call for early elections, a measure taken repeatedly by Pedro Sánchez

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.

Spain returns to the streets for housing with calls for a general strike

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.

New housing rights events scheduled Saturday in Spain

New demonstrations for the right to housing are planned Saturday, October 3 in Madrid and other cities in Spain, following the MPs' rejection of two texts pushed by the executive of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to further protect tenants. This new setback for the head of government revives questions about the end of the legislature, scheduled for 2027, and possible early elections. The point with Nicolas Klein, associate professor of Spanish and specialist of Spain. He was the guest of France 24.

Housing crisis in Spain: new day of mobilization planned

New demonstrations for the right to housing are planned on Saturday in Madrid and in other Spanish cities, following the MPs' rejection of two texts pushed by the executive of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to further protect tenants.

Spain: Camouflet for Sanchez, decrees on housing rejected by deputies

The Spanish government of Pedro Sánchez suffered a major setback in Parliament with the rejection of measures to address the housing crisis, including the protection of vulnerable tenants and the freezing of rents. Fragile by its minority majority, the executive must deal with its allies, including the Catalan party Junts, who voted against the main decree. The details of Victoria David from Madrid to France 24.

Pedro Acosta, the pilot called to inherit the star of Marc Marquez

The 22-year-old talent has moderated its aggressiveness inside and off the track to finish taking off at MotoGP, where it wants to beat the great champion on equal terms