Sánchez dissolves the Cortes and calls general elections for November 29
The president of the Gobierno announced it this Monday in an institutional statement from La Moncloa, after cancelling his agenda and amid the housing crisis.
Redacción · Published on October 5, 2026
Pedro Sánchez announced this Monday the dissolution of the Cortes and the calling of general elections for Sunday, November 29. He did so at nine in the morning, in an institutional statement with no questions from the steps of the Palacio de la Moncloa, after cancelling the agenda he had planned for today.
«I have decided to dissolve the Cortes and call elections on November 29. The time has come for Spaniards to decide what you want for your country», said the President of the Government.
Three years into the term
Sánchez began his remarks by recalling the result of the last general election: «Dear citizens, more than three years ago, the ballot boxes decided to bet again on a progressive government».
He devoted much of the appearance to taking stock. «Spain has become the economy that grows the most and creates the most jobs. Our poverty levels have fallen to minimum levels», he stated, also citing scholarships and maternity leave. He argued that these results are «a verifiable fact» and acknowledged that there are still «many challenges» ahead.
«We have done everything in our power to defend the interests of Spaniards. We have strived to build a better world for our compatriots and the rest of the world», he added.
He also took aim at the opposition: «We have had to deal with the worst opposition in our democratic history», referring to the Partido Popular and Vox.
He closed by appealing for votes: «You must choose whether you want our country to go backward or keep moving forward. I trust my compatriots to be on the right side of history».
The announcement comes with housing at the center of the debate
The call comes amid a full-blown housing crisis. For ten days there have been encampments in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid demanding solutions to evictions and rent extensions, there were demonstrations across Spain over the weekend, and among the organizers the idea of a general strike has gained strength. Party leaderships were due to meet today.
What happens from now on
The dissolution and the call are formalized through a royal decree published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. From its publication, the deadlines for the election campaign and for the submission of candidacies, as set by electoral law, begin to run.