Spanish Prime Minister Calls Snap Election for July

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said Monday that he would dissolve Parliament and called a snap election for July after his Socialist Workers’ Party suffered several defeats in regional and local elections over the weekend.

“I took this decision after looking at the results of the elections of yesterday,” Mr. Sánchez said in a speech in front of Spain’s presidential palace.

The elections will take place on July 23, he said.

The conservative Popular Party made substantial…