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The Guardian view on Spain’s snap election: high stakes for Europe as Pedro Sánchez gambles again

Editorial: The Spanish prime minister has been a lonely champion of progressive values in the EU. But the polls look ominous

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Maricarmen Abascal: how a disabled, evicted 87-year-old woman became a political football in Spain’s upcoming election

In Spain, an average of 44 evictions are carried out every day. While statistics like this are shocking, numbers alone rarely spark a revolution. Mass protest movements instead tend to rally around one compelling individual story.

The Conversation · Oct 14

Miriam González Durántez launches new centrist party in Spain

Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg promises liberal alternative to the PP and Socialists before snap election

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Spain’s snap election: will Pedro Sánchez’s latest gamble pay off?

On October 5, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for November 29, bringing the vote forward by 10 months.

The Conversation · Oct 6

Pedro Sánchez has lost control of the narrative. So he's calling an election

On the back foot since the Ceuta crisis, Sánchez is taking his biggest gamble yet with a snap election. He thrives on main-character energy, but the momentum has shifted and reality is catching up with his carefully crafted image.

Euronews · Oct 5

Will Pedro Sánchez’s gamble to call snap general election in Spain pay off?

Spanish PM is hoping to shore up his fragile mandate by tapping into public anger over country’s housing crisis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing law fails to pass

Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Sánchez in talks with coalition partners on reflection day: will he call elections in Spain?

The Spanish prime minister is weighing an early election after parliament rejected his housing plans, amid protests over the weekend. 29 November is the earliest possible date.

Euronews · Oct 4

Iowa farmer earns $30,000 from four wind turbines, calls it the '401(k)' he never had

Iowa livestock farmer Dave Johnson earns about $30,000 a year by leasing his land for four wind turbines. Despite voting for Donald Trump, he sees wind energy as an economic benefit, calling the steady income “the 401(k) that I never had.”

The Times of India · Oct 4

Spanish lawmakers vote down affordable housing bills in blow to Sanchez’s government

Demonstrators protesting against Spain's housing crisis reacted with fury on Friday after the country's parliament rejected two bills put forward by the government that centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hoped would address their concerns. Rents have doubled over the past decade, with average prices now almost equivalent to the average…

France 24 · Oct 2