Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early parliamentary election for Nov. 29 after right-wing lawmakers rejected the government’s housing measures.
The announcement comes amid protests over an increasingly acute housing crisis. The decision is risky for Sánchez’s Socialist Party, which trails the People’s Party in opinion polls.
The government’s proposals to address the housing crisis were well received but rejected by right-wing lawmakers on Friday. HotNews reports that the parliamentary setback prompted the prime minister to call an early vote.
An electoral defeat could end the tenure of one of Europe’s last left-wing governments as far-right parties gain ground across the region and more voters move away from the political center.