From the rent crisis to Trump: 5 things that will shape Spain’s snap election

Spaniards have eight weeks to decide whether Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez should extend his eight-year tenure, or make way for a right-wing administration that could dramatically change the national trajectory — not least because it could include the far-right Vox party. Here, POLITICO breaks down the main factors that will shape the Nov. 29 snap election . The immediate spark may have been nationwide housing protests , but the race will also be shaped by Spain’s political extremes, the unresolved migrant crisis in Ceuta and geopolitics in the age of Trump.