Overnight papers treated a snap call as taken, citing the defeat of the housing decrees, polls putting PP and Vox above 200 seats, and a 9 a.m. institutional appearance at Moncloa to settle the question.
Sánchez confirmed dissolution and set general elections for 29 November, framing the vote as housing versus vultures and a mobilization to bend the elites after Parliament trampled people's rights. Feijóo welcomed the decision, saying Spaniards would finally decide, while PP veteran Aznar warned a Sánchez victory would end the monarchy as known.
The left scrambled against the clock, with Podemos proposing open primaries on 14-15 October, Sumar rejecting them in favor of negotiations toward Frente Amplio, and Mónica García positioning to lead it. CCOO and UGT called the first general strike in 14 years, and the government announced a revised housing decree for Tuesday, leaving economic measures in limbo.