00:00Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for November 29
00:05after his minority government suffered a major defeat over housing reforms.
00:09The vote comes as public anger over Spain's housing crisis grows
00:13with tens of thousands taking to the streets this weekend.
00:18Parliament rejected two government decrees last week,
00:21including measures to protect vulnerable tenants from eviction and regulate rentals.
00:27Sánchez's Socialist Party has also faced a series of political setbacks and scandals,
00:32while his minority government depends on support from smaller parties to pass legislation.
00:37The snap election is a risk for Sánchez,
00:39with the Socialists trailing the Conservative People's Party in recent polling.
00:43The People's Party has opposed Sánchez's housing measures,
00:47arguing that more construction rather than greater regulation is needed to address the housing shortage.
00:52The far-right Vox Party has also opposed the government's housing package,
00:56and has cooperated with the People's Party in regional governments.
01:00Sánchez has been in power since 2018 and has positioned his government as a progressive voice in Europe
01:06on issues including Palestinian statehood and multilateralism.
01:10The November 29 vote will now determine whether his Socialist-led government can secure a fresh mandate
01:15or whether Spain's fragmented parliamentary landscape will shift toward the right.
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01:20meaning they can clash the parties while seeing foreign �san prosecutors allow UNIRI.
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