Overview
- The dissolution announced Monday sets a 54‑day electoral calendar once the Council of Ministers publishes the convocation in the BOE and fixes 29 November as election day.
- The immediate trigger was Congress's rejection of two emergency housing decrees, a defeat made decisive when Junts voted against the government after mass protests over the eviction of 87‑year‑old Maricarmen Abascal.
- The government plans to approve the same housing measures at an upcoming Council of Ministers meeting and seek validation from the Congreso's Diputación Permanente so the rules stay in force during the campaign.
- Polls place the conservative PP ahead but short of an absolute majority, Vox has grown in support, and the left is reorganizing with Sumar rebranding as Frente Amplio while parties issue sharply divided reactions.
- The vote will shape how Spain addresses the housing crisis that drove protests and could determine whether a broader progressive majority can counter rising right‑wing forces and protect eviction and rental reforms.