Overview
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolved the Cortes and set a snap general election for November 29, 2026, starting a compressed timetable for parties to register candidacies and run a short campaign.
- This week the Supreme Court kept in force a suspension that removes census effects for roughly 163,000 people granted nationality under the 'ley de nietos', a move that the government says raises immediate questions about who can vote abroad because consulates would have to verify each case.
- The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) published its first barometer after the election call showing the PSOE ahead while private polls such as GAD3 for ABC project a PP victory, leaving the outcome uncertain and heightening strategic pressure on parties.
- PSOE has tightened internal control over candidate lists by moving its Comité Federal to Fuenlabrada, cutting floor interventions and adding a Sánchez rally as commissions and local assemblies — including Burgos, where Luis Tudanca won the Senate candidacy — finalise slates.
- The government has accused the PP and Vox of politicising the court decision and warning it could depress or confuse turnout, and the next days will focus on possible legal appeals, consular verification plans, and the Comisión Federal de Listas meetings that must close candidacies.