Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces snap election

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a snap general election after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government.

Sanchez said on Monday that the vote would take place on November 29.

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The government’s defeat in parliament on Friday was the latest in a series of political setbacks for the centre-left leader and was followed by mass protests across the country over the housing crisis.

The Spanish government said over 70,000 protesters took part in a housing protest in Madrid on Saturday.

Anger had been building since late last month, when an 87-year-old woman, Marai del Carmen Abascal, was evicted from her home of 70 years in Madrid after an international investment fund bought her building and increased the rent.

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