Housing Crisis in Portugal: Hundreds of Demonstrators Maintain Camps in Lisbon and Porto
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Hundreds of Portuguese activists defied government warnings on Monday to dismantle tents set up in the heart of the capital Lisbon and the second-largest city of Porto, continuing demonstrations against skyrocketing housing prices.
The Portuguese movement is being born at a time when Spain is experiencing housing protests that are entering their fourth week and have led to the announcement of early parliamentary elections. The post Housing protests in Portugal: Protesters remain in their tents in Lisbon and Porto appeared first on in.gr.
Dozens of tents remain in the country's two main cities to demand emergency measures in the face of rising real estate costs Dozens of tents were
The movements promise to continue the protest and accuse the authorities of trying to stop the protest. In Porto, the organization of the camp decided to extend the notice of the demonstration until 31 December and invite Pedro Duarte, to meet in the square. The president of the House of the Port says he is available for a meeting, but elsewhere
The announcement was made to Radio Observer by Maria João Calisto, spokesman for the movement. Also, in France, the President promises to punish violent demonstrators and support the victims of the riots.
In Lisbon, Porto and other cities, camps have been set up to protest the housing crisis and have so far resisted the intervention of the police. The Portuguese press criticizes the government's reaction, which first denounced a form of selfishness, before half-wording the legitimacy of the protesters' demands.
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