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Spain's 54-day election sprint
Sánchez bets housing crisis can stop far-right from winning Spanish election.
In brief
Sánchez bets housing crisis can stop far-right from winning Spanish election. Spain's prime minister calls snap elections for November 29 after housing crisis sparked mass protests and failed housing laws. Originally reported by EUobserver.
Spain calls snap elections
Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez called snap elections for 29 November after years of budget failures, coalition instability, Ceuta crisis, corruption cases, and housing protests.
Housing crisis sparks protests
Eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home after 70 years on 23 September prompted nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis.
Parliament rejects housing laws
Spain's lower house rejected two new housing decree-laws on Friday, with the centre-right People’s Party, far-right Vox, Catalan pro-independence party Junts, and Navarrese regional party UPN voting against them.
Sánchez's housing gamble
Sánchez bets the housing crisis can become his election focus by pushing housing decrees through the Diputación Permanente, a 69-member committee that favors his coalition.
54-day election window
Spain faces a 54-day election sprint, the shortest legal window, with Sánchez hoping housing issues will turn the campaign in his favor.
In short
Spain's prime minister calls snap elections for November 29 after housing crisis sparked mass protests and failed housing laws.
