What are the deadlines if Sanchez calls an election?

If Pedro Sánchez decides to call early general elections, the process will begin when the Cortes Generales are dissolved and the elections are formally called.

The electoral calendar is activated by the publication of the Royal Decree in the Official Gazette of the State, from which time 54 days must elapse until the holdingof the elections, so if Sanchez establishes 29 November, the decree must be published 54 days in advance, i.e. 7 October.

Nominations should be submitted to the Electoral Board within 15to 20 days of the call  If the parties stand in coalition, the deadline for notification is 10 days.

Within 28 days of the election call, the BOE would publish the final proclamation of nominations after a brief review period to examine possible irregularities in any lists.

The election campaign will begin 10 days after the final nominations are published in the BOE and will last 15 days .

The last day of the campaign would end at midnight the day before the vote, and thereafter the day of reflection would begin.

Since the elections are to be brought forward, Sanchez should set the date for the elections in the dissolution decree. The publication of the royal decree in the BOE determines the start of the calendar and the date of the appointment, which 54 days laterwould be . November 29 is the most possible date.