Overview
- Pedro Sánchez announced the dissolution of the Cortes and set a decree to start the 54‑day electoral clock, fixing the vote for Sunday, November 29, after consulting allies over the weekend and informing the King.
- The immediate trigger was Congress's rejection of two emergency housing decrees, a defeat carried by votes from the PP, Vox and Junts that Sánchez says made governing those policies impossible.
- The government plans to try to recover the fallen housing measures at an imminent Council of Ministers or, after dissolution, through the Diputación Permanente where the pro‑government bloc holds a narrow majority.
- Parties reacted quickly: PSOE rallied behind Sánchez, the PP welcomed the call, Vox kept a cautious tone, and Junts remains a pivotal actor after its vote against the decrees; unions plan to decide today on protest steps over housing.
- In separate regional news, Peru's interim ONPE chief Bernardo Pachas rejected accusations of being a 'criminal mafia' and said the electoral body gave documents to prosecutors while the accuser, Rafael López Aliaga, said he will file charges on October 7.