Mixed track record
Sánchez used the televised address announcing the snap elections to highlight what his minority coalition government had achieved since coming to office in 2023.
The prime minister emphasized the strides Spain has made on the economic front, becoming “the fastest-growing economy in the entire European Union, leading in job creation,” and underscored the continued investments in green energy that have made the country a renewables powerhouse.
He also highlighted his own role on the international stage, where he has gained prominence as one of the Western leaders to most forcefully condemn bothTrump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conflicts in Gaza and Iran, and clashed with tech giants such as Elon Musk.
Sánchez said Spaniards could be proud of a government that “denounces genocidal figures while others remain silent and fights the tyrants, oligarchs, and speculators who seek to destroy our children’s future to line their own pockets.”
While insisting that his government had “transformed Spain into a global benchmark for peace, feminism, and prosperity, allowing us to achieve the best economic, social, and environmental results of any democratic government in our country’s history,” Sánchez also acknowledged that many Spaniards felt “dissatisfaction.”
Average citizens are not feeling the impact of Spain’s strong growth and record employment figures. Inflation outpaces salary gains, leaving most households with little additional purchasing power as prices and housing costs surge.