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Sánchez Fails Housing Decrees, Considers November Snap Election

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC · How we work

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Spain's minority left-wing government failed to pass its housing crisis decrees in parliament.
The first decree would suspend evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030 and extend leases two years.
Opposition parties warned the measures could cut housing supply, leading Sánchez to consider a November snap election.
Tenants' Union activists left a Madrid tent protest to mobilize neighborhoods and call a general strike.

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Spain's minority left-wing government failed to pass its housing crisis decrees in parliament.
The first decree would suspend evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030 and extend leases two years.
Opposition parties warned the measures could cut housing supply, leading Sánchez to consider a November snap election.
Tenants' Union activists left a Madrid tent protest to mobilize neighborhoods and call a general strike.