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  "id": 12108151,
  "title": "Spain’s prime minister calls early election as housing becomes a national flashpoint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spains-prime-minister-calls-early-election-as-housing-becomes-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369786/spains-prime-minister-calls-early-election-housing-becomes-national-flashpoint"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country’s housing crisis. The vote will be held on November 29. In recent weeks, Spaniards have demanded solutions from the government over housing affordability, holding protests in cities across the country after public…",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Spain's Sánchez calls snap election for 29 November after housing defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spains-sanchez-calls-snap-election-for-29-november-after-housing",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:11:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Spain’s prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spains-prime-minister-calls-early-elections-as-pressure-mounts-over",
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        "title": "BREAKING: Spain's PM calls snap general election for November 29th",
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        "title": "Spain PM calls early election after parliament rejects housing measures",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T07:44:33.000Z"
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        "title": "Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap election after housing crisis protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spains-pm-sanchez-calls-snap-election-after-housing-crisis-protests",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Spain PM calls early election after parliament rejects housing measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spain-pm-calls-early-election-after-parliament-rejects-housing",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:50:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Spain's prime minister calls snap election as left-wing government faces ouster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spains-prime-minister-calls-snap-election-as-left-wing-government",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:08:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Olive Press",
        "title": "Who will win Spain’s snap election on November 29 – and what do the five main parties stand for?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/who-will-win-spains-snap-election-on-november-29-and-what-do-the-five",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:22:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Spain snap election: PM Sanchez calls November election amid growing housing protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spain-snap-election-pm-sanchez-calls-november-election-amid-growing",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:59:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/spains-prime-minister-calls-early-elections-as-pressure-mounts-over-12119085",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:15:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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