Lula's Ally Tries New Maneuver to Stay in Power
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has again called early elections, this time attempting to make housing the main campaign issue.
TL;DR
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for early general elections on November 29.
- This is a repeat of a strategy used in 2023 to stay in power after his party lost regional elections.
- Sánchez's government lost parliamentary support when regional and separatist parties joined the opposition to reject housing decrees.
- The Prime Minister intends to make housing the central theme of the upcoming election campaign, fueled by protests over rising rents and evictions.
- The opposition PP and Vox are expected to focus on immigration as a campaign issue.
- Sánchez previously supported Lula's election in Brazil and has governed using decree-laws to bypass parliamentary obstacles.