It will be hard for Sánchez to avoid defeat in Spain’s election

Spain’s socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez could have waited until August next year before facing the voters. Instead, he has called a snap election for 29 November. In his announcement, he declared that Spain had become a global benchmark for peace, feminism and prosperity, claiming the best economic and social results achieved by any democratic government in Spain. Recognising that his ‘progressive’ coalition government has also made mistakes, Sánchez, who h