Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced from the Moncloa Palace that the general election will be held early, on Nov. 29, after Congress on Friday voted down two housing decrees with votes from the PP, Vox and Junts.

‘Denouncing genocidal regimes’


Defending his record, Sánchez said his government had supported Ukraine, the EU and the UN “in their darkest moments,” and had been “denouncing genocidal regimes when others remained silent.” He called the opposition “the worst in the history of Spain.”