# Why has Spain's PM called a snap election?

https://mins.news/en/item/86126

- BBC News, 2026-10-05 09:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c83vqk2k2k20o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed that Spain will hold a general election on 29 November after his Socialist party, which leads a minority government, failed to pass housing reforms in Congress. Polls put the Socialists behind the conservative People's Party, which is widely expected to seek a government deal with far-right Vox. Sanchez warned of an “extreme-right wave” abroad and said Spain should remain an example of “peace, feminism and prosperity”.

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