2011 general election: The Cortes were dissolved and the general election called by King Juan Carlos I on 26 September,[50] at the request of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who had already announced his intention to call for a snap election on 28 July.[51] 2016 general election: After no party secured a majority in the 2015 general election and with ensuing negotiations leading to political deadlock, a fresh election was called for 26 June[52][53]—the first time in Spanish recent history that an election was triggered as a result of failure in the government formation process.[54]