The early election will be held on July 23.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for the Spanish Parliament to be dissolved and for an early general election.
"Although yesterday's elections had a municipal ... scope, the sentiment of the vote carried a message that went beyond that," Sanchez said in a press briefing, according to a CNBC translation. "I took this decision in light of the results of the elections held yesterday," Sanchez said in a televised press briefing on Monday, according to a CNBC translation.
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