Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests
Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.
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"We have made mistakes and have not achieved everything we had set out to do."
— Pedro Sánchez , Politician
"At last, Spaniards will be able to decide."
— Alberto Núñez Feijóo , Politician
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Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.
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