Spain faces housing crisis prompting Sánchez election call
The housing crisis in Spain has led the government to call for early elections on November 29, after failing to pass legislation to protect tenants and regulate the rental market in Parliament, which remains divided. Despite government measures that included extending contracts, freezing rent increases, and regulating short-term rentals, opposition parties and their allies, such as the "Vox" and "Junts" parties, rejected these actions, considering them likely to reduce the supply of available homes and lead to their decline. The crisis has worsened with rental prices rising by nearly 90% over the past decade, and a significant shortage of housing estimated to reach a deficit of up to one million units by 2028. The government sees the crisis as bigger than a political dispute and is using it as an opportunity to garner greater public support. Meanwhile, party divisions continue to prolong the crisis without implementing fundamental solutions, keeping it as a widespread protest issue and a political challenge for the government.
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