Spain Calls Early General Election for November 29 as Sánchez Dissolves Parliament
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called Spain’s general election for Sunday, November 29, following a major parliamentary defeat over housing measures.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called Spain’s general election for Sunday, November 29, following a major parliamentary defeat over housing measures.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday the dissolution of the National Assembly and the calling of early legislative elections following his party's heavy defeat in the European Parliament elections.
SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has made unprecedented gains as the second general election this year failed to break the country’s political deadlock.
Caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Party has urged citizens to go to the polls and vote in order to “strengthen democracy”
According to the early results the Socialists are set to win 131 seats while their former coalition partner Podemos would have 39.
There are 36.8 million eligible voters, and the outcome will largely hinge on how many political abstainers decide to go vote on a clear a sunny day when the weather is no excuse to stay home.
Spain holds its third general election in four years on Sunday, in a battle between the established parties, Catalan and Basque nationalists, and a rising far right.
Thousands are in central Madrid for a protest by centre-right parties opposed to a plan by the Spanish government to ease tension in the Catalonia region.