Pedro Sánchez anuncia elecciones el 29 de noviembre

Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the Executive, has decided to advance the general elections to November 29th after the Congress rejected two real decrees law on housing on Friday. Sánchez has asked the citizens to choose between an ultradirect coalition or a parliament with a progressive majority to continue advancing. The President of the Government confirmed the earlier electoral date in an institutional appearance announced this morning at Moncloa after canceling the scheduled agenda for today.

Following the announcement, the only meeting on the executive's agenda is his attendance at the PSOE Federal Executive meeting in Ferraz at 11:00 AM. In a question-free speech, Sánchez denounced the attitude of his political adversaries and highlighted the measures approved by the Executive, including those related to housing. Despite the difficulties, the progressive government has not stopped working and advancing, stating that the citizens' purchasing power has doubled compared to other countries like France.

They have done everything in their power to defend the interests of Spaniards and have strived to build a better world for their compatriots and the rest of humanity. This has allowed them to achieve their best economic and social results, a fact and a verifiable data. They also thanked the parliamentary forces that went beyond their differences to reach agreements.

Many goals remain in the realms of inequality, public services, and access to housing, but they need more support. Therefore, they must mobilize and ensure that the parliament gives them a progressive majority to continue transforming the elections. To do so, they must renew and broaden their support; they must mobilize and ensure that the parliament gives them a progressive majority.

For this, Sánchez has decided to convene a cabinet meeting to dissolve the General Courts and hold elections on Sunday, November 29th, in accordance with the legal deadlines. The world is entering a very complex period of transition, warned the executive leader. He trusts his compatriots because you are a brave people in the face of challenges.

We are going to give them our skin to earn your trust and win them over again, stating that they will have to choose between an ultradirect coalition government and a parliament with a progressive majority with enough support to continue advancing. After considering the housing proposals, which include protection against evictions, the prohibition of speculative purchases by funds, and the renewal of rental contracts, among other measures, Sánchez had announced that he would take time to decide what to do from then on, with options including an earlier electoral advance.

The announcement comes as dozens of demonstrations, marches, and occupations continue for housing in major Spanish cities and following a large demonstration on Saturday in Madrid calling for a general strike. Junts, which voted against the decrees, had asked the PSOE to renegotiate the housing measures to avoid Spain going to early elections, while members of some socialist federations such as Navarrese, Andalusian, or Extremaduran had said they were prepared for any scenario.

The leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, said on Saturday in Pontevedra that the president should not hide more because Spain has the right to decide and emphasized that housing is the symbol of the government's failure.