Pedro Sánchez Outlines New Phase: Focus on Housing, EU, and Opposition Challenges

Pedro Sánchez Outlines New Phase: Focus on Housing, EU, and Opposition Challenges

Madrid, November 13, 2025

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez delivered a key address yesterday before the Congress of Deputies, outlining government priorities amid political challenges. The parliamentary question session became an arena for heated debate, where Sánchez defended his coalition and proposed radical measures on affordable housing.

Central to the discussion were reforms to public services and outcomes from the international agenda. Sánchez highlighted successes at EU summits, including dialogue on normalization in Catalonia, and called for strengthening public services—from healthcare to transportation.

"Spain will not stop, despite attempts to block its progress," he stated, alluding to the opposition.

Special attention was given to the housing crisis: Sánchez proposed banning speculative property flipping to prevent artificial price inflation and protect citizens' right to decent housing. This is part of an 110-measure plan, including state priority in land purchases for social projects.

"We’ve already reduced rents in Barcelona by 6% without harming supply—now it’s time to scale this success," the prime minister noted.

The debate did not lack political tension. Sánchez accused the People's Party (PP) of a "destructive approach" and alliance with far-right VOX, which he said fosters a "toxic atmosphere" in politics.

"There has never been a parliamentary government like ours in Spain’s history—it reflects the people’s will and the complexity of our coalition, including the amnesty for Catalans," he said, emphasizing the uniqueness of the PSOE-Sumar alliance with regional partners.

The opposition fired back: PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo criticized Sánchez’s inaction regarding Valencia’s floods (DANA), while Santiago Abascal of VOX called him a "liar" and reminded him of corruption scandals within PSOE (the Koldo and Begoña Gómez cases).

"VOX is clean, but your party is not," Abascal retorted, accusing Sánchez of "concessions to separatists" and endangering national unity.

The session underscored the fragility of Sánchez’s majority after the October split with Junts. The prime minister called for dialogue: "We will govern through constructive engagement, not noise." Analysts predict that housing reforms will be a key test for the government—opposition parties have already pledged to block them in parliament.

Source: Based on debates in Congress, El País, La Moncloa, and discussions on X.