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

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced early elections after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country’s housing crisis…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:38:30 UTC.

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