Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced the dissolution of Parliament and called an early general election for November 29, bringing forward the vote after Congress rejected two government decrees related to housing.

Sánchez made the announcement from the Moncloa Palace after canceling an appearance at the National Family Business Congress. The decision followed a weekend of consultations with his political circle and an analysis of the electoral landscape.

The move immediately triggered reactions from Spain’s main opposition parties. People’s Party (PP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo welcomed the election, saying that “Spain will finally be able to choose the country it wants to be” and arguing that the election should be about Spain moving beyond Sánchez’s government.

Vox leader Santiago Abascal adopted a tougher tone, accusing Sánchez of serving Moroccan interests and warning that voters would go to the polls with what he described as “Ceuta invaded.”

The election also disrupts plans on the left. Sumar is preparing to launch its new political project, Frente Amplio, while Podemos has expressed willingness to join a coalition but is calling for open primaries on October 14 and 15 to select its lead candidate.

With less than two months before the vote, Spain enters a new period of intense political campaigning, with alliances, candidates and the future balance of power in Congress now at the center of the political debate.