Sánchez and an early election

Day by day

1. Sunday, 4 October 2026

   2 countries

   Spanish papers portray Sánchez weighing the reaction of the street and the PSOE; Italian papers speak of crisis and an advantage for the right.

   • Spain
   • Italy

   Lead story in 7

   • 
     ABCSpain

     Crisis cabinet at La Moncloa: Sánchez, between polls and his inner circle

   • 
     La Voz de GaliciaSpain

     Government partners and opposition call for elections from a Pedro Sánchez without a majority

   • 
     DeiaSpain

     The PNV predicts an "early election" following the failure of housing decrees

   • 
     Diario de CádizSpain

     Sánchez ponders early elections with a PSOE in favour

   • 
     Diario de SevillaSpain

     Sánchez calibrates the street and Socialist party response before calling elections

   • 
     El Periódico ExtremaduraSpain

     Pedro Sánchez plunges the Government and PSOE into electoral uncertainty

   • 
     Heraldo de AragónSpain

     Sánchez analyses support for demonstrations to decide whether to call elections

   Highlight in 3

   • 
     El PaísSpain

     The PSOE and members of the government press Pedro Sánchez to bring forward the general election

   • 
     Il GiornaleItaly

     Sánchez in crisis: Spaniards take to the streets, but the right is ahead

   • 
     la RepubblicaItaly

     Spain on the streets over the housing emergency, Sánchez must decide whether to call new elections

   Who left it off the front page 24 papers

   Leading papers with a verified front page that day which did not carry the theme in the headline or highlights.

   Portugal

   • Correio da ManhãDaughters forgive mother accused of killing their father
   • Jornal de NotíciasOnly a third of those convicted of sex crimes against children go to prison
   • PúblicoServiceman on trial for sharing newspapers in a group with ten thousand members

   Spain

   • El CorreoA downpour floods the Casco Viejo
   • El MundoSánchez used Zapatero as a card to save the 'decretazo'
   • El PeriódicoA storm never seen before batters Catalonia
   • La VanguardiaThe rise of the far right leads to an ungovernable Catalonia

   France

   • La CroixUnforgettable
   • Le MondeDrought: drinking water networks put to the test
   • Le Parisien"We need a real and broad coalition"

   United Kingdom

   • The Herald (Scotland)Democracy 'silenced' by soaring free speech cases
   • The IndependentBurnham scraps Starmer's plan to axe jury trials
   • The ObserverThe road back from Brexit

   Germany

   • Der TagesspiegelJunge Union chief Winkel calls for swift draft law on pension reform
   • Die WeltWho pays for Mum?
   • Hamburger AbendblattHow I stopped trying to improve my husband

   Italy

   • AvvenireA saint for today
   • Corriere della SeraSpain shaken by protests
   • Il Fatto QuotidianoKyiv, a 70 billion hole. The Russians besiege Kharkiv
   • Il MessaggeroSpain takes to the streets, «general strike»: Sánchez cornered
   • Il Sole 24 OreMps, Intesa: "Take it or leave it"
   • La StampaThe protest inflames Europe

   Austria

   • KurierOut of the energy crisis, but how?

   Denmark

   • Jyllands-PostenMost of the money in the VAT plan goes to those who earn the most, calculations show