Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap election for November 29
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has scheduled a snap general election for November 29 following the defeat of his proposed housing crisis measures in parliament. The move is intended to secure a parliamentary majority, though analysts suggest the outcome remains uncertain.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed Spain will be heading to the polls on 29 November, after Sanchez's Socialist party, which is currently heading a minority government, failed to pass housing reforms in the Spanish Congress.
Sanchez faces an uphill battle in his bid for re-election with polls showing Sánchez's Socialist party is trailing the conservative People's Party - which many expect to attempt to form a government with the far-right Vox.
In his statement announcing the election, Sanchez warned Spaniards about what he called the "extreme-right wave" being seen in other countries and said Spain should continue to be a global example of "peace, feminism and prosperity".
BBC correspondent Guy Hedgecoe reports.
Follow the BBC's live coverage following Sanchez's announcement.
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Why has Spain's PM called a snap election?
his series of measures to tackle the housing crisis was defeated in parliament on Friday
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