Spain’s parliament has rejected two emergency housing decrees, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s minority government.

The Congress of Deputies voted down the measures on Friday. The first decree lost 178 votes to 172. The second failed 184 to 166 in the 350-seat chamber.

The conservative People’s Party, far-right Vox and the Catalan separatist party Junts voted against. Sanchez’s Socialists and their left-wing allies lacked the votes to push the package through.

The decrees would have curbed rent rises, extended tenant protections and limited speculative buying. They followed the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from her Madrid flat, which sparked nationwide anger.

Tenants’ unions called protests in more than 50 cities on Saturday. Spanish media now speculate Sanchez could call an early election before the scheduled 2027 vote.

Health Minister Monica Garcia said the package would have helped more than five million people. The rejection marks one of the worst legislative defeats for Sanchez’s coalition.