Spain has been operating under its 2023 budget, the last national spending plan passed by Sanchez's government, for several years.

Spain's PM calls snap election after housing-relief defeat, amid protests and coalition tensions over rising rents and governance.

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday (Oct 5) he would call an early election on Nov 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority govern

With housing topping voters’ concerns, the prime minister is hoping the affordability crisis can help him defy the polls and extend his time in power.

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing.

The prime minister is hoping voters will forget that the country’s property prices and rental costs have skyrocketed during his eight years in power.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced early elections after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country’s housing crisis.

Pedro Sánchez has called a snap Spanish election for November 29 as a housing crisis, corruption scandals and strong polling for the conservative PP put his Socialist government under growing pressure.

With housing topping voters’ concerns, the prime minister is hoping the affordability crisis can help him defy the polls and extend his time in power.