Pedro Sánchez faces an early general election on November 29, 2026, after his minority coalition lost parliamentary votes on emergency housing decrees aimed at rent caps and eviction protections. Nationwide protests, triggered by the eviction of an elderly tenant, exposed the government’s inability to secure legislative support from Catalan nationalists and other partners. Recent polls show the Socialists trailing the Popular Party, with a likely PP-Vox majority projected to end Sánchez’s eight-year tenure. Contributing pressures include unresolved corruption investigations involving party figures, the summer migrant surge into Ceuta, and the absence of a full budget since 2023. The campaign centers on housing affordability versus immigration and economic concerns, with left-wing alliances still fragmented ahead of the vote.