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- 1Spanish government accused of being unable to legislate▼The time has come for the Government to RECOGNIZE that it is holed up in La Moncloa without the ability to legislate, no
Criticism is being directed at Spain's government, with claims that it is trapped in the Moncloa palace without the ability to pass legislation or approve budgets, and without majority public support outside the Sol Encampment protest movement. The comments call on the government to admit its weakness and show its true position.
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Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister, is a leading search trend. Spanish outlet elDiario.es reports that the Moncloa palace is preparing an early general election and plans to rescue housing decrees that the right-wing opposition blocked in parliament. The reports suggest Sánchez is weighing a risky political gambit to break the deadlock over his housing agenda and force voters back to the polls.
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People's Party leader Alberto Feijóo called for immediate elections and promised that, if he reaches Moncloa, in his first month he will present a housing plan aiming to build a million homes and create 600,000 jobs. The pledge is drawing wide coverage in Spain, with political journalist Vicente Vallés among the trending names as the story circulates.
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Spanish PM Sánchez's office has released phone records and given statements to counter Ceuta's president Juan Jesús Vivas, who claims eight calls went unanswered during the May 2021 migration crisis. Chief of staff Antonio Hernando's phone log reportedly does not show the missed calls Vivas describes, while a former PSOE official has handed a judge data suggesting the government delegation knew about the crisis in advance.