# Spain’s prime minister calls early elections amid housing crisis pressure

https://mins.news/en/item/86027

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-05 07:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/3TIhxS9

> Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called early elections after his government suffered a damaging legislative defeat last week over emergency measures linked to the country’s housing crisis.

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