Spain’s prime minister set a 29 November election after parliament rejected two housing decree laws, pulling the vote forward from 2027.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early general election for 29 November after parliament rejected two decree laws on housing, BBC News reported. The vote had been due by summer 2027. The official call was published on Tuesday, Infobae reported from Madrid.
The decrees followed protests over rents and an eviction of an 87-year-old woman who could not afford a sharp rise. BBC said one package included a suspension of evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, a two-year extension of some leases, higher taxes on tourist apartments, and limits on purchases by funds the government calls vulture funds.
Sánchez said in a televised address that he needed a broader progressive majority to overcome what he called the resistance of the elites. His Socialist-Sumar coalition has no majority.
Politico reported that average home prices rose 80 percent and rents 87 percent from 2015 to 2025, while salaries rose 30 percent, and that 69 percent of Spaniards aged 18 to 34 live with their parents. Sánchez also faces a migrant crisis in Ceuta and corruption cases involving family members and allies, Politico said.
Before dissolution he planned to resubmit the housing bills. The election is Spain’s, filed here as world politics because Spain is outside the brief’s country list.
People Sentiments Mixed
- Sánchez said he needed a broader progressive majority that can overcome the resistance of the elites.