Sánchez dissolves the Cortes and calls general elections for November 29
The President of the Government 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 without 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 speech recalling the result of the last general elections: «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 maintained 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 fellow citizens and the rest of the world», he added.
He also criticized 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 backwards or keep moving forward. I trust my fellow citizens to be on the right side of history».
The announcement comes with housing at the center of the debate
The call comes amid a housing crisis. For ten days there have been sit-ins at 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. The parties' leaderships were set to meet today.
What happens from now on
The dissolution and the calling are formalized through a royal decree published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. From its publication, the deadlines for the electoral campaign and for the submission of candidacies, as set by electoral law, begin to run.