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Sánchez calls snap election in Spain after parliament rejects housing measures

Now validates the housing decree-laws after dissolution

Spain votes on November 29, months ahead of schedule. Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election Monday, a day after parliament rejected the emergency housing decrees his minority government had rushed out in response to nationwide protests.

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Spain's cabinet approves housing decrees banning evictions until 2030

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Set to vote on the re-approved housing decrees

The fund Urbagestion raised 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal's rent from €500 to €2,650 a month, and her September 23 eviction in Madrid sparked protests. Spain's cabinet approved two housing decrees to block evictions to 2030 and curb speculative purchases, but Congress rejected both on October 2.

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