# Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election

https://mins.news/en/video/86154

- Guardian News, 2026-10-05 09:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-yhWXGWbfg

> Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election, three days after rightwing parties rejected emergency legislation proposed by his minority government to address growing public anger over the housing crisis.

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