Spains prime minister calls snap election aiming to seize momentum over housing crisis
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday announced an early general election, seeking to seize momentum from housing protests that have roiled the country and frame the vote around issues that are favorable to his Socialist party. The election is scheduled for Nov. 29, and will come roughly eight months earlier than originally planned. Spaniards have staged repeated protests in cities across the country in recent weeks, demanding action on the entrenched housing of...
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