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Spain Rejects Sánchez Housing Decree, Sparking Election Talks

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC · How we work

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Sánchez Housing Defeat

Spain's parliament rejected two housing decree-laws promoted by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The measures lost a voice vote of 172-178, with the Popular Party, Vox and Junts per Catalunya opposing.
Protesters marched outside Congress, chanting “General strike!” and demanding rent relief after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal’s eviction.
Spanish media said Sánchez could call a snap election after the housing defeat.

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Valido Threatens Dissolution

Coalición Canaria deputy Cristina Valido will demand Cortes dissolution if the housing decree fails.
Valido urged President Pedro Sánchez to call new elections, saying ballots must decide the future.
She pledged support for the eviction-prohibition decree, calling it a “minimum” but “very improvable” text.
Valido condemned the automatic-extension rental contract bill as “nonsense” and will vote against it.

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Sánchez Housing Defeat

Spain's parliament rejected two housing decree-laws promoted by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The measures lost a voice vote of 172-178, with the Popular Party, Vox and Junts per Catalunya opposing.
Protesters marched outside Congress, chanting “General strike!” and demanding rent relief after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal’s eviction.
Spanish media said Sánchez could call a snap election after the housing defeat.

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