Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has once again staked(押注) his political future on a snap general election(提前大选) called after rightwing parties torpedoed(破坏，否决) emergency legislation(紧急立法) to tackle the housing crisis.
西班牙社会党首相佩德罗·桑切斯再次将政治前途押注于提前大选，此前右翼政党否决了旨在应对住房危机的紧急立法。
Sánchez, who has been in office(执政，在职) since 2018, used a televised address(电视讲话) to communicate his decision, which had been widely expected. The next general election had been due(预定的，到期的) before the end of next summer.
自2018年执政至今的桑切斯通过电视讲话宣布了这一决定，而外界早已普遍预料到。下一届大选原本应在明年夏末之前举行。
Announcing on Monday morning that an early general election would be held on 29 November, the prime minister defended his government’s social, environmental and humanitarian record – and admitted it had made mistakes – but said it was time to let the Spanish people have their say.(周一上午，首相宣布将于11月29日提前举行大选，并为其政府在社会、环境和人道主义方面的记录辩护——同时承认政府犯过错误——但表示是时候让西班牙人民发声了。)
周一上午，首相宣布将于11月29日提前举行大选，并为其政府在社会、环境和人道主义方面的记录辩护——同时承认政府犯过错误——但表示是时候让西班牙人民发声了。