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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez Calls Snap General Election for November

Pedro Sánchez announced the dissolution of parliament and called snap elections for November 29 following the collapse of his government.


Pedro Sánchez in Slovenia, 2024
Pedro Sánchez in Slovenia, 2024 · Photo: Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the dissolution of parliament and the scheduling of snap general elections for November 29. The announcement came during an institutional address to the nation delivered from the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, news outlets Infobae and Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported.

According to reports by Maariv and Arutz 7, the move follows the collapse of Sánchez's government, prompting the decision to dissolve the legislature and head to the polls earlier than anticipated.

Further details regarding the immediate background to the coalition's collapse and preparations for the vote have not yet been released.

Sources: ערוץ 7 — מבזקים, מעריב — מבזקים, Aftenposten, Infobae Americas

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