{"id":"8528a630-e082-4c39-8832-c35fe65fd2fe","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/spain-prime-minister-pedro-sanchez-snap-election-housing-crisis","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing legislation fails to pass","plainHeadline":"Spain calls snap election after housing decrees fail in congress","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Sánchez announces early general election for 29 November after decrees rejected.","Decrees aimed to curb evictions, regulate temporary lets and room lettings.","Conservative PP, Vox, and Junts voted down the housing measures in Congress.","Public protests surged over high rents; Madrid demonstrations estimated from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.","Ceuta border crisis distraction noted as government faces ongoing public dissatisfaction."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T07:22:01.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T07:41:04.093Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/91256346-e1bd-49ea-8e44-9409b234c235","storyId":"91256346-e1bd-49ea-8e44-9409b234c235","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4a27cf3c36665bd55840ceba19c33039e5350fdc/249_0_2491_1993/master/2491.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5cf60f8ef86595ce85746909c4e41023","author":"Sam Jones and Ashifa Kassam in Madrid","dek":"Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisis"}