Spain opposition leader welcomes snap election after govt fall

Hours after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the dissolution of parliament and snap elections for November 29, opposition leader Alberto Feijóo responded Monday with a statement welcoming the fall of the left-wing government and declaring his party ready to work for a change in power.

"We have the energy, the commitment and the plans to advance deep, honest and necessary change. Finally we will be able to vote on it," Feijóo said in a video posted on social media. "Finally Spain can say what it thinks, and choose what kind of country it wants to be. Let's go, let's do this!"

Sánchez announced this morning that he is dissolving parliament and moving up the elections, which will take place on November 29. The move comes after months of mounting criticism of Sánchez and his minority government, alongside weeks of protests over immigration policy and Spain's housing crisis.

The outgoing government was sworn in in 2023, after Sánchez was forced to form a minority coalition with the far-left party Sumar, with external support from the separatist parties of Catalonia and the Basque Country. In October 2025, the Catalan party Junts announced it was withdrawing its support for the government and moving to the opposition, leaving Sánchez without a parliamentary majority.

Sánchez's government has been seen as one of the most hostile toward Israel, with Sánchez recognizing a Palestinian state during his tenure, imposing a weapons embargo on Israel, and making numerous sharp statements against Israel and the war in Gaza. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has previously argued that the anti-Israel foreign policy is "a transparent attempt" to distract from the corruption scandals in which Sánchez is accused.