# Pedro Sánchez calls early elections in Spain after housing decrees defeated

https://mins.news/en/item/86015

- euronews, 2026-10-05 07:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/pedro-sanchez-calls-early-elections-in-spain-after-defeat-of-housing-decrees

> Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called early elections in Spain after days of deliberation. His decision follows the defeat of housing decrees in Congress, a migration crisis in Ceuta and a weakening parliamentary majority.

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