Spain calls early election after parliament rejects housing measures
Anger over rising rents and housing insecurity is widespread. The vote is set for November 29.
Spain's parliament has rejected the government's emergency housing measures. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for November 29.
Spanish rents have nearly doubled over the past decade. Housing insecurity has also sparked big public protests in Spain.
Sánchez's Socialist government has responded by stepping in more. It has added rent rules, stronger tenant protections and more public housing.
The conservative Partido Popular says it will back more building and faster approvals. It also says it will help people buy homes.
VOX is a far-right party. It wants fewer housing rules and less immigration.
It argues population growth has raised housing costs.
- November 29
- Early election date
- Nearly doubled over the past decade
- Spanish rents
- Pedro Sánchez
- Prime Minister
- 50% in 1971, 36% in 2021
- Home ownership, ages 25 to 29 in
Why it mattersThe November 29 vote will help decide Spain's next housing rules, which shape rents for many people.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, though Victorians vote in a state election the day before Spain, with housing a big issue.
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