Spanish Leader Calls Snap Vote After Governing Socialists Suffer Losses in Local Election
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election a day after his governing Socialist party lost ground to conservative parties.
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Spaniards go to the polls on Sunday to pick thousands of city and regional representatives in a vote seen as the bellwether of a general election in December that will pit Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez against right-wing People’s Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo.
By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced snap parliamentary elections in July, hours after his ruling Socialists suffered major setbacks in regional and local elections.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he will dissolve parliament and call a snap election for July 23 after his Socialist party suffered heavy losses in regional and local elections on Sunday.
In a surprise move, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election on July 23 on Monday, a day after his Socialists suffered a drubbing in local and regional polls.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he would dissolve parliament and the country would hold an early general election on July 23 following the results of Sunday’s local elections.
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