# Spain’s PM calls snap election after housing crisis protests

https://mins.news/en/video/87439

- Global News, 2026-10-06 03:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PvQ3z9I0o8

> Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election after several days of protests over the housing crisis. Polling indicates a right-wing coalition could remove him from office, while lawmakers rejected proposals to address housing just days before the vote was announced.

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