Sánchez Seeks November 29 Mandate for Housing Push as Polls Show Right Up 15 Points
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Updated · EL PAÍS USA · Oct 26
Sánchez Seeks November 29 Mandate for Housing Push as Polls Show Right Up 15 Points
3 articles · Updated · EL PAÍS USA · Oct 26
Summary
Pedro Sánchez used an election interview to argue Spain needs a broader progressive majority on November 29, casting housing as the campaign’s central issue and saying Parliament has repeatedly blocked his measures.
700,000 homes are needed, according to the Bank of Spain; Sánchez said his governments built 1 million homes, 13% of them social housing, and pointed to Barcelona rents falling 5% where national rules were applied.
Inflation at 4.9% and street unrest have sharpened pressure on the government, but Sánchez tied price rises to the Iran war, said Spain has mobilized €12 billion in support, and pledged another minimum-wage increase.
Polls giving the PP-led right as much as a 15-point lead did not shake his forecast of a wider left majority; he warned a PP-Vox government would roll back abortion, euthanasia and cultural freedoms by 40 to 50 years.
Sánchez also acknowledged Ábalos corruption as his biggest mistake, defended his family and allies facing legal scrutiny, and accused the far right of using AI deepfakes and anti-immigration politics to polarize the campaign.