Spain returns to the polls on November 29. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections in an institutional statement from the Moncloa Palace, following Parliament’s rejection of decrees addressing the housing emergency.
“I have decided to convene the Council of Ministers today to dissolve the Chambers and call early elections for next November 29,” the head of government declared, according to ANSA.
The decision comes after a weekend of reflection and consultations with government members, the Socialist Party and allied political forces. The vote is being brought forward by nine months relative to the natural end of the legislature. Sánchez is aiming to secure a new mandate and a stronger majority to “deepen the reforms that still need to be made.”
In his announcement, the prime minister also laid out the political terrain for the election campaign. He urged citizens to choose “what role they want to play: whether to join the far-right wave that is regressing wherever it governs” or “give Spain a broader progressive majority.” The stated goal is for the country to continue being “a bastion of openness and social justice” and a “global point of reference for peace, feminism and prosperity.”
