### [2026-10-5](/feed/2026/10/5/index.md)

##### 2026 Spanish general election
# Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for 29 November after Parliament voted down two emergency housing decrees that would have restricted evictions, frozen rents, and blocked vulture-fund property buys. 

Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the country


### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/05/europe-spain-pedro-sanchez-election-housing-france-school-protests-ukraine-russia-latest-news-updates) [Image](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9c537f0d25baba0cb66c8f3bc893903e22a9d1d5/469_0_4693_3755/master/4693.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=f90239980829a5040b55e36e72e3e343)

### Changes:

1. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for 29 November after losing in Parliament two votes on housing proposals.  _2026-10-05 14:12:27 (First version)_
2. Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for 29 November after Parliament voted down on two emergency housing decrees that would have restricted evictions, frozen rents, and blocked vulture-fund property buys.  _2026-10-05 16:12:28 (Update)_
2. Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls a snap general election for 29 November after Parliament voted down two emergency housing decrees that would have restricted evictions, frozen rents, and blocked vulture-fund property buys.  _(Current version)_

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