Uruguay

Montevideo, October 6, 2026. The Uruguayan press closely followed the announcement made on Monday, October 5, by Pedro Sánchez. From the Palacio de la Moncloa, in an institutional statement without questions, the Spanish head of government indicated that he was convening an extraordinary Council of Ministers to dissolve the Cortes and call for general elections on Sunday, November 29. El Observador reports that he first informed King Felipe VI and that the decision came after a weekend of consultations with ministers and PSOE leaders.

Subrayado puts the parliamentary defeat at the center of the story: Sánchez, in power since 2018, is "weakened by the defeat in Congress of the measures he had proposed to address the housing crisis" and by several scandals affecting his inner circle. The media notes that the latest polls place the People's Party ahead of the socialists, without an absolute majority, and that Vox, the third force, "is emerging as one of the key players" in a potential coalition.

Excerpts from the speech occupy a large space. Sánchez declared: "We will give it our all. We will work to deserve your trust, to inspire and to win again." He also said that to reduce inequalities, a "much broader, progressive majority" was needed. La Diaria highlights his call to choose between joining "this ultra-right wave that is regressing everywhere it governs" or making Spain "a bastion of openness and social justice." According to El Observador, he also contrasted the Spanish model with that of "the chainsaw," in reference to Argentine President Javier Milei.

The local angle is specific to Montevideo. Subrayado devotes an article to the meeting, on the same Monday, between the President of Asturias and Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi. The Asturian leader presented the election as a choice "between those who believe that housing is a right and those who believe that housing is a business." He described the two rejected decrees as texts protecting against speculation, and stated that Uruguayan policies are "admired" by Spanish leaders.

The three media outlets, El Observador, Subrayado, and La Diaria, report on the event in a factual tone. The Spanish debate on housing is mainly seen as a confrontation between left and right, with Vox in the background, rather than as a question of rents or the real estate market. None of the provided texts detail the content of the decrees or the positions of Junts.