# Spain calls early general election for November

5 October 2026 at 11:51

> Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has scheduled a snap election for 29 November 2026 following the failure of key housing decrees in Congress.

Spanish Prime Minister [Pedro Sánchez](<https://spainnews.co.uk/entity/pedro-sanchez-q6070218>) has called an early general election for 29 November 2026. The announcement, made on Monday 5 October, follows the failure of the [Congress of Deputies](<https://spainnews.co.uk/entity/congress-of-deputies-q539149>) to pass two royal decrees regarding housing measures on 2 October.

Sánchez informed the King before convening an extraordinary Council of Ministers to dissolve the [Cortes Generales](<https://spainnews.co.uk/entity/cortes-generales-q219692>). Under the LOREG, the vote occurs 54 days after the call, which will be published in the [Official State Gazette](<https://spainnews.co.uk/entity/boletin-oficial-del-estado-q2029273>) (BOE) on Tuesday 6 October.

Voters in [Spain](<https://spainnews.co.uk/entity/spain-q29>) can request mail-in certificates at Post Service offices from 6 October until 19 November. Documentation will be sent by 23 November, with a final deadline of 25 November to submit completed, postage-free ballots to the polling stations.


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