PSOE ministers urge the president to take advantage of the social indignation over the eviction in Madrid to call elections on November 29.
Pedro Sánchez faces the possible call of early elections, possibly on November 29, after Junts confirmed its vote against the housing decrees and in the face of strong social mobilization on the left.
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Junts confirms its vote against the housing law decrees approved by the Council of Ministers.
“The moment of truth has arrived,” Pedro Sánchez warned on Thursday night, after Junts confirmed that this Friday it will vote in Congress against the two housing law decrees approved by the Council of Ministers, which leads to their repeal.
The Government sees that the enormous indignation caused by the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal last week in Madrid, and the social protests and camps in Puerta del Sol and many other squares throughout Spain, have generated a mobilization on the left that they had not achieved in years. And they consider, therefore, that an opportunity is opening up that should not be missed. “It is time to take the opportunity to call elections,” a PSOE minister assures La Vanguardia.
Socialist ministers are already urging Pedro Sánchez himself, therefore, to take advantage of the pull of this social mobilization to fight the right at the polls. The first date available for this electoral precipitation, if adopted by the President of the Government, would be next Sunday, November 29.
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Voting against the housing law decrees in Congress
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The Madrid Tenants Union marches in Sol to Congress in protest for housing, coinciding with the vote on two government decrees on rents and evictions in a context of parliamentary uncertainty due to the rejection of Junts.

Those close to Pedro Sánchez consider an early election in November likely, conditioned by the citizen reaction, after Junts' rejection of the housing decrees and the imminent return of Carles Puigdemont to Spain.

Junts will deliver to the Government its own proposal for a royal decree on housing to serve as a starting point, trying to distance itself from criticism after announcing its vote against the Executive decrees in Congress.

The PP will vote against the two housing decrees approved this week by the Council of Ministers, calling them 'botched' that generate legal uncertainty. The party proposes to build three million homes by 2040, including affordable social housing, and warns of a possible increase in lawsuits, squatting and a reduction in rental supply due to the contradiction between the decrees.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14, marking the first visit by a Spanish head of state in 20 years to the autonomous cities. The trip occurs after years of tension between the Royal Family and the Government due to the Executive's refusal to authorize the visit, despite the wish expressed by Felipe VI since his proclamation in 2014. The visit is framed in a context of concern for security after the attempted mass entry of migrants through Tarajal in July, and seeks to reinforce the symbol of national unity. President Pedro Sánchez will not accompany the Kings, according to Moncloa sources, due to his habit of not attending the King's national trips, although there is speculation about a personal decision to avoid public scrutiny.

Junts has decided to vote against the Government's housing decrees, arguing that they will reduce the rental supply and increase prices, which leaves the Executive without the majority necessary for its approval. The Government maintains that it will not withdraw the texts and accuses Junts of trying to offload responsibilities, while pointing out that it has already done its part after months of negotiations.