If this date is chosen, the law states that the government will have to dissolve the parliament and announce elections on 19 February, 54 days prior to the vote, the media said.
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Spain is expected to hold its general election in 2020, but there is a possibility that it will happen earlier. The socialist government under Sanchez has faced major problems in getting support for the 2019 budget in parliament, as the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) only holds 84 out of 350 seats in the lower chamber.
The budget proposal is under threat unless it gains support from smaller parties, including the Catalan right-wing parties, who have said they would be against it.