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Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing law fails to pass

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Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisis Europe live – latest updates Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a snap general election three days after rightwing p…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:22:01 UTC.

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  1. Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces snap election amid housing crisis

  2. Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing law fails to pass

  3. Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap election after housing crisis protests

  4. Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis

  5. Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis

  6. Spain’s Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis – Europe live

  7. Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis

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