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Pedro Sánchez welcomes the U.S. election results and announces the progressive comeback

Riana Gegiu

4 November 2026, 11:19

International

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Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez welcomed the results of the midterm elections in the United States, saying they signal a comeback for progressive forces and the “collapse of the far-right wave.” The message was issued after the congressional election, following which the House of Representatives formed its largest-ever group of lawmakers who identify as democratic socialists.

“The American people voted against policies that do nothing but impoverish people,” Sánchez wrote on the X platform. He said voters had rejected hatred, sexism, climate change denial and the privileges of the elites.

The statement comes at an important moment for the Spanish prime minister, who is preparing for snap legislative elections on November 29. Sánchez called the election in early October amid protests over the housing crisis, although the current Parliament’s term was due to end in 2027.

The Spanish prime minister is one of the most outspoken European critics of U.S. President Donald Trump. Relations between Madrid and Washington have become strained after Sánchez rejected the U.S. request to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP. Spain also closed its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in the attacks on Iran.

Sánchez added that similar political changes had taken place in Brazil, then in the United States, and that they would soon occur in Spain as well.

Context: housing protests preceded Sánchez’s decision to call snap elections

Before the vote scheduled for 29 November, Pedro Sánchez decided to seek a new mandate after parliament rejected two royal decrees related to housing, while protests featuring tents took place in Madrid and other cities, calling for urgent measures to address the housing crisis. Sánchez announced the election in a televised address to the nation, justifying the decision by the need for voters to decide the country’s political direction.

At the same time, the prime minister continued to build his foreign and domestic policy message: in New York, he defended at the UN the way Spain is managing the migrant crisis in Ceuta, insisting that the country would not violate the rule of law and calling, among other things, for reform of the Security Council and the removal of the veto power of permanent members.

Politically, Sánchez also engaged in rhetorical confrontations with the opposition: during a visit to Madrid, Argentine President Javier Milei called Sánchez a “dictator,” “thief,” and “corrupt,” in a context in which Milei was expressing his support for right-wing and far-right parties ahead of the snap elections on 29 November.