Europe · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Sánchez calls Spanish snap election for 29 November
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for 29 November, three days after parliament rejected two of his government's housing decrees, compounding pressure from corruption scandals and mass housing protests. Polls currently put the centre-right Popular Party and the far-right Vox ahead, and EU officials expect a Sánchez defeat to end the last big centre-left government among the bloc's largest states. A loss would likely push the Socialist group in the European Parliament toward a harder line against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's agenda.