00:01Spain is heading back to the polls
00:05Pedro Sánchez has decided to call early general elections after a weekend of reflection
00:10and following Congress' rejection of the two housing decrees proposed by his administration
00:16During his address, Sánchez defended his government's record
00:20and also acknowledged mistakes as he directly appealed to citizens to decide the country's future
00:26The early elections now open a new political battle
00:30with housing set to become one of the major campaign issues
00:33I have decided to call an extraordinary minister's council this morning
00:40to dissolve the general courts and to call an election that will be celebrated on November 29, November
00:48according to the conditions that the law is established
00:51The decision also comes amid a wave of protests over the housing crisis
00:55with demonstrations in dozens of cities and encampments continuing in various parts of Spain
01:01This social unrest is now fully entering the electoral race leading up to November 29
