Fresh protests hit Spain after housing measures defeated
Tens of thousands marched as activists said the rejected decrees would have renewed leases, curbed evictions and limited property purchases by investment funds.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and more than 50 other Spanish cities, demanding political action to stop evictions and alleviate the mounting housing crisis after parliament rejected government housing measures on Friday.
- Nationwide outrage followed the September eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid flat after an investment company sought a 275 percent rent hike, fueling anger against so-called "vulture funds" buying property.
- Parliament rejected two government housing decrees on Friday, with the first failing 178 votes to 172 and the second 184 to 166, blocking automatic lease renewal and eviction protections for vulnerable tenants.
- Conservative Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo urged Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to "call elections as soon as possible" following the defeat, citing insufficient support for the minority government.
- Spanish media reported that Sanchez is considering a snap election in November as the Bank of Spain estimates a 700,000-home supply gap and Idealista data shows housing costs rose 12.2% in the past year.
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In Spain, thousands of people have come to the streets because of the rental crisis, and protests take place after Parliament has failed to uphold the emergency law of the Government.
Several tens of thousands of people marched in Madrid and other cities the day after the MPs rejected measures of the government of Pedro Sánchez.
Thousands of people gathered in Madrid after parliament rejected housing regulations. The country is facing a shortage of around 700,000 homes.
After the failure of important decrees, many people in Spain take to the streets. They demand better tenant protection and affordable housing.
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On Saturday, the Spanish capital, Madrid, and a number of other cities, held mass demonstrations in protest against the housing crisis and its high cost, following the rejection by Parliament of actions proposed by the Government to contain the crisis.
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