To progressives across the west, Spain has been a rare glimmer(微光，一丝) of hope in a world where far-right parties are increasingly entering government. Under Pedro Sánchez, who became prime minister in 2018, the country has combined a post-Covid economic boom with a bold green energy transition programme, and a pro-immigration stance with a principled opposition to the war agenda of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.(自2018年出任首相以来，佩德罗·桑切斯领导下的西班牙将疫后经济繁荣与大胆的绿色能源转型计划相结合，将支持移民的立场与对唐纳德·特朗普和本雅明·内塔尼亚胡战争议程的原则性反对相结合。) Yet, at the end of next month, this rare beacon of democratic progress could fall.
在整个西方世界的进步派眼中，当极右翼政党越来越多地进入政府之际，西班牙一直是一抹难得的希望之光。自2018年出任首相以来，佩德罗·桑切斯领导下的西班牙将疫后经济繁荣与大胆的绿色能源转型计划相结合，将支持移民的立场与对唐纳德·特朗普和本雅明·内塔尼亚胡战争议程的原则性反对相结合。然而，到下个月月底，这座民主进步的罕见灯塔可能就会熄灭。
On Monday Sánchez called a snap general election, set for 29 November, after two decrees to address the country’s housing crisis were voted down in the lower chamber by politicians from rightwing parties.(周一，桑切斯宣布提前举行大选，日期定在11月29日。此前，两项旨在解决该国住房危机的法令在下议院被右翼政党议员否决。) Speaking from the staircase of the Moncloa palace(西班牙首相官邸), Sánchez admitted that his government had not achieved all it had set out to do(着手做，打算做). “Many injustices remain to be corrected … particularly regarding inequality in public services and access to housing,” he said, adding: “To do more, we need to renew and expand public support.”
周一，桑切斯宣布提前举行大选，日期定在11月29日。此前，两项旨在解决该国住房危机的法令在下议院被右翼政党议员否决。桑切斯在蒙克洛亚宫的台阶上发表讲话，承认其政府未能实现所有既定目标。他说：“许多不公正现象仍有待纠正……尤其是在公共服务和住房获取方面的不平等。”他补充道：“要做更多的事，我们需要更新并扩大公众支持。”
Sánchez attempted to pass the legislation after tens of thousands took to the streets to protest against the housing crisis, setting up camps reminiscent of the country’s 15-M anti-austerity movement and the global Occupy movement of 2011.(在数万人走上街头抗议住房危机、搭建营地之后，桑切斯试图推动这项立法。这些营地让人想起西班牙的“15-M”反紧缩运动以及2011年全球范围的“占领”运动。) But this explosion of popular anger has been long in the making(酝酿已久). According to Spain’s national public opinion research institute Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS), housing has been the country’s top preoccupation(主要忧虑，关注焦点) since the end of 2024, as a growing number of people struggle to pay rent.
在数万人走上街头抗议住房危机、搭建营地之后，桑切斯试图推动这项立法。这些营地让人想起西班牙的“15-M”反紧缩运动以及2011年全球范围的“占领”运动。但这场民众愤怒的爆发由来已久。根据西班牙国家舆论研究中心（CIS）的数据，自2024年底以来，住房一直是该国最令人担忧的问题，越来越多的人难以支付房租。