Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap general election for November 29, just days after rightwing parties blocked his minority government's emergency measures on housing amid widespread protests.[7958685][7958686] A defeat for Sanchez in Spain's snap election risks destabilizing the EU by putting the Socialists and Democrats on the back foot in Brussels and pushing them into a more confrontational stance.[8110258] The election will take place on Sunday, November 29, the earliest possible date procedurally.[7958685][7958686] Sanchez framed the election as a choice between 'regressing' under a 'far-right coalition' or 'keeping moving forward' with his progressive administration.[7958685]