Spain's Official Gazette publishes decree calling for early general election on Nov. 29

Spain's Official Gazette on Tuesday published a royal decree dissolving parliament and formally calling for an early general election to be held on Nov. 29.

The decree, issued by King Felipe VI at the proposal of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez following a Cabinet meeting on Monday, dissolved the Congress of Deputies and Senate elected in July 2023 and called for elections for both chambers.

The vote will take place nearly eight months earlier than previously scheduled, beginning a 54-day electoral process under Spain's electoral law.

The official campaign will run for 15 days, beginning at midnight on Nov. 13 and ending at midnight on Nov. 27, two days before the election, according to the gazette.

Voters will elect 350 members of the Congress of Deputies across 52 constituencies, comprising Spain's 50 provinces and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

Madrid will elect the largest delegation with 38 deputies, followed by Barcelona with 32 and Valencia with 16.

A total of 209 senators will also be directly elected. Each provincial constituency will elect four senators, while Gran Canaria, Mallorca and Tenerife will elect three each. Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote, and La Palma will elect one each, while Ceuta and Melilla will elect two each.

The newly elected chambers are scheduled to hold their constitutive sessions on Dec. 23.