Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spain-s-prime-minister-calls-early-elections-as-pressure-mounts-over-housing-crisisContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Spain Calls Snap Election Amid Housing Crisishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spain-s-prime-minister-calls-early-elections-as-pressure-mounts-over-housing-crisishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/spain-s-prime-minister-calls-early-elections-as-pressure-mounts-over-housing-crisis#u118016Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:56:28 +0000Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an early general election scheduled for November 29. The snap vote follows a legislative defeat over emergency housing measures and mounting national pressure surrounding affordable housing. Protests escalated following the death of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Madrid tenant who died in the hospital after her eviction. Sanchez aims to end parliamentary deadlock and frame the upcoming election around issues favorable to his Socialist party.Why it mattersHousing affordability has driven intense political friction and mass demonstrations across