一个繁荣的经济，一项典范的绿色转型，社会进步——西班牙的总理本不该遇到麻烦。然而他确实遇到了，这对全世界的进步派来说是一次教训。
对西方各地的进步派而言，西班牙一直是这个世界上难得的希望的亮光，因为在这个世界上，极右翼政党正日益进入政府。
A thriving economy, a model green transition, social advances – Spain’s PM shouldn’t be in trouble. Yet he is, and it’s a lesson for progressives everywhere To progressives across the west, Spain has been a rare glimmer of hope in a world where far-right parties are increasingly entering government.
自2018年就任总理以来，萨内切斯带领该国将新冠疫情后的经济繁荣与大胆的绿色能源转型计划结合起来，同时采取亲移民立场，坚定地反对唐纳德·特朗普和本杰明·内塔尼亚胡的战争 agenda。然而，下个月底，这难得的民主进步的灯火可能会熄灭。
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. Yet, at the end of next month, this rare beacon of democratic progress could fall.
星期一，萨内切斯在右翼政党议员否决了两项解决该国住房危机的法令后，宣布了11月29日的快速大选。
On Monday Sánchez called asnap generalelection, 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.
他在莫克洛阿宫的阶梯上发表讲话时承认，他的政府并未实现所有既定目标。
Speaking from the staircase of the Moncloa palace, Sánchez admitted that his government had not achieved all it had set out to do.
他说：“许多不公正仍有待纠正，特别是在公共服务和住房获取方面的不平等。”他补充道：“要做得更多，我们需要更新和扩大公共支持。”
“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.”
Paolo Gerbaudo是马德里的Complutense大学政治学与社会学院的高级研究员，以及Alameda研究所的首席研究员。
Paolo Gerbaudo is a senior researcher at the faculty of political science and sociology of Complutense University in Madrid and a lead researcher at the Alameda Institute