03.42 - Spain Today News 6 October 2026

🇪🇸 Spain Today News — Daily Summary (6 October 2026)1. Sánchez Calls Snap General Election for 29 NovemberPrime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday a snap general election for 29 November, after PP, Vox and Junts defeated his housing decrees in Congress. He admitted "mistakes" and asked voters for a broader majority. The dissolution decree is published in the BOE on 6 October; coalitions must be registered by 16 October, candidate lists are filed between 21 and 26 October, the campaign starts on 13 November and the new Cortes will be constituted on 23 December. A poll average gives PP 137 seats, Vox 65, PSOE 104 and Sumar 10, putting PP and Vox above 200 seats, well over the 176 needed for a majority. The Ibex 35 closed 1.12% higher.2. Unions Call First General Strike in 14 YearsCCOO and UGT agreed to call a 24-hour general strike this autumn over housing and wages, the first in 14 years and the ninth since the transition to democracy. UGT leader Pepe Álvarez said it will be called before the election and will not take place during the campaign, while CCOO's Unai Sordo said it could be held in early November. The head of employers' group CEOE called it "illegal". The Puerta del Sol camp in Madrid, with around 2,000 tents, continues after the Madrid High Court rejected an immediate eviction for now. The Council of Ministers approves new housing measures on Tuesday that will go to the Standing Committee (Diputación Permanente), where the government side holds 35 votes to 34; PNV is undecided.3. Electricity Tops €200/MWh for the First Time Since 2022The average wholesale electricity price reaches €201.99/MWh on Tuesday, the highest since 5 December 2022, with a daily peak of €274.70/MWh between 21:00 and 22:00. Gas prices, low wind output and Middle East tension are driving the rise. France is at €201.37/MWh, Germany around €202/MWh and Italy above €233/MWh; Spain's all-time record remains €544.98/MWh from March 2022. Inflation rose to 4.9% in September, the highest since February 2023, and petrol (€1.935 per litre) and diesel (€1.931) reached record pump prices. Hake has risen more than 28% since March and oranges 25%.4. Ceuta: AI Fakes and the End of the Trampolín CampFact-checkers found AI-generated videos impersonating the National Police, the Civil Guard, the Red Cross and the public broadcaster, spreading on Instagram and YouTube and feeding hate speech around the Ceuta migration crisis. The Instagram account behind them has more than 152,000 followers. Meanwhile, the National Police completed on Monday the second and final phase of clearing El Trampolín beach, where more than 3,000 people had camped since the mass entry in late July. The first phase moved about 1,100 migrants to the CATE reception centre, almost 600 chose to return voluntarily to Morocco, and more than 61 tonnes of waste were removed.