Explainer: Why Spanish PM calls early election and what comes next?-Xinhua
MADRID, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- With about 10 months remaining before Spain's next general election, the country's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that he would dissolve the parliament and an early general election will be held on Nov. 29. The announcement came after the parliament's rejection on Friday of two government decrees aimed at easing the housing crisis, amid widespread protests over soaring housing costs. Analysts believe that an early election could give Sanchez an opportunity to seek a broader progressive majority that he says is needed to pursue pending reforms, particularly on housing and inequality. Yet the decision also comes as the left is faced with an unfavorable polling result and fragile parliamentary position, making the election a high-risk test for ...