The snap election prompted El Hormiguero to move up its political affairs segment. Carlos Latre parodied Pedro Sánchez with a proposal for Puerta del Sol, while Pablo Motos invited the president and other leaders to explain their plans in interviews of about 70 minutes.
Pedro Sánchez has called Spain's general election for 29 November. Housing will lead the campaign, while his clashes with Trump and Netanyahu give the right a case against his foreign policy.
Spain's early election adds political risk, but investors are watching France more closely as debt sustainability worsens and bond spreads widen across Europe.
Congress rejected both housing decrees on Friday, 2 October. The Government plans to approve revised versions on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, while Ernest Urtasun says tenant protections will stay intact.
The Tribunal Constitucional is due to rule Tuesday on a basic amnesty appeal. Its decision could set binding guidance for the Supreme Court and remove the legal barrier facing Puigdemont and other fugitive leaders.
Spain’s two biggest unions, CCOO and UGT, have agreed to call a 24-hour general strike demanding higher wages to address the country’s deepening housing crisis. The move comes as political uncertainty grows ahead of early elections.
Spain’s pensioners can count on annual increases matching inflation, no matter who governs. The law locks in these adjustments, while any extra boosts above inflation still depend on political will and budget negotiations.
More than 2000 tents fill Puerta del Sol and spill into Arenal and Preciados. Protesters are demanding urgent housing reforms amid political uncertainty and mounting pressure from local businesses and authorities.
Compromís, Chunta Aragonesista and Més per Mallorca stayed away from Sumar's meeting. The parties will negotiate separately while waiting for guarantees on confederal rules.
Junts has accused Pedro Sánchez of calling early elections to distract from corruption allegations and failed policies. The party is also fighting to retain support as Catalonia’s political field shifts.
Madrid's High Court has refused an immediate eviction from Sol. The housing protest camp remains outside the regional government headquarters while the state responds through the ordinary legal procedure.
Mireia Varela’s open letter broke the silence on her split from Gabriel Rufián after more than a decade together. Their private breakup became a public reckoning with loss and regret, alongside the hard work of starting over.
Frente Amplio supports the 29 November election after Congress rejected two housing measures. Mónica García may lead the list, but Podemos wants open primaries before the alliance is finalised.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Santiago Abascal are warning voters against postal ballots. Their claims came hours after Pedro Sánchez called an early election for 29 November.
Pedro Sánchez has set Spain on the path to early general elections by dissolving the Cortes. The move, grounded in the Spanish Constitution, hands the decision to voters and reshapes the country’s legislative cycle.
Madrid's top regional court has refused an immediate eviction order. The judges want the Government Delegation to respond before ruling on the camp's future.
Pedro Sánchez has called early general elections for 29 November 2026 after Congress rejected two housing decrees. The decision sets a compressed campaign timetable and ends the current parliamentary route.
Movimiento Sumar says it is ready for Spain's early election. Its Frente Amplio alliance with IU Comuns and Más Madrid aims to secure a decisive role for the left.
Pedro Sánchez has brought Spain’s general election forward to 29 November after Congress rejected two housing decrees. The vote exposed the coalition government’s weak grip on parliament after months of pressure.
Puertollano’s PSOE has launched its internal primaries, seeking a candidate who can turn the city around in the 2027 elections. Party leaders say the current city government lacks vision and depends on outside help.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s Partido Popular is no longer hiding its ambitions. As Pedro Sánchez faces mounting pressure, PP strategists are sketching out a future cabinet and weighing who could take charge of Spain’s most powerful ministries.
Blackstone has secured a €52.45 million contract to manage thousands of Sareb homes, including social housing, even as Spanish officials publicly attack the fund. The deal highlights a sharp split between political rhetoric and government action.
Pedro Sánchez faces mounting pressure to call early elections after Congress rejected his government’s housing decrees. With mass protests over rental prices and political allies turning away, the government is racing to salvage its agenda before the window closes.
Spain’s housing emergency has pushed public trust in politicians to a breaking point. While more people back the right to manage the crisis, almost a quarter trust no party at all. The divide runs deeper than party lines.
Spain’s latest attempt to tighten taxes on real estate investment companies would have raised less than ten million euros a year, information from an analysis of the so-called Maricarmen decrees. The measures would affect only a handful of residential-focused socimis, despite the political rhetoric surrounding them.
Izquierda Unida, Más Madrid, Comuns and Movimiento Sumar will present the Frente Amplio on October 17. They still need to agree on its leadership and Podemos' role before a possible early election narrows the window for negotiations.
Spain’s latest poll signals a dramatic shift: the right-wing PP and Vox would surpass 200 seats in parliament, while Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE register their weakest numbers in years. The left faces a sharp drop in support amid mounting social unrest over housing.
The Government lost its first housing decree by six votes. Junts had sent a counterproposal with several of the same measures, but the dispute exposed Sánchez's dependence on the radical left.
Andy Burnham has dropped Labour's cautious Brexit formula. The British prime minister says every future relationship with the EU should remain open for discussion.
Pedro Sánchez is on the verge of announcing snap elections after the government’s housing decrees failed in Congress. Most PSOE leaders and ministers now see early elections as the only viable response to the political setback and public anger.
Top PSOE figures from Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and the Basque Country are openly pressuring Pedro Sánchez to dissolve parliament and call elections now, seizing on the surge of public mobilization over housing policy failures.
A wave of youth-led protests is sweeping Europe under the banner of the 'cucarachas', driven by frustration over unaffordable housing, precarious jobs and a failing education system. Political leaders are being forced to respond as the movement spreads from Asia to the heart of the EU.
Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sánchez are at odds over how to handle China’s electric vehicle push. While France demands tough tariffs, Spain courts Chinese investment to boost its manufacturing know-how.
Madrid’s city center saw 70,000 people rally against housing injustice, with tenant unions demanding a general strike. The protest signals a powerful mobilization of the left, challenging both government and private interests amid looming electoral uncertainty.
Police arrested three people near Puerta del Sol after a far-right rally in Madrid. Officers fired rubber bullets when groups tried to cross the security cordon around the housing camp.
