Fresh protests hit Spain after housing measures defeated
The Tenants' Union said rents have nearly doubled in a decade as protesters demand stronger protections and early elections after the vote.
- On Saturday, October 3, 2026, tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied across Madrid and about 50 other Spanish cities to demand affordable housing, one day after parliament rejected emergency tenant relief measures.
- Spain's parliament rejected two government housing decrees on Friday, with the first failing 178 to 172 and the second 184 to 166, after Catalan separatist party Junts joined opposition lawmakers to block the measures.
- The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid flat catalyzed nationwide anger, as a property firm sought a 275% rent increase, fueling demands for a ban on investment firms buying residential properties.
- Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo urged Sanchez to "call elections as soon as possible," claiming he had the backing of "neither the streets nor parliament." The defeat questioned whether the minority government can survive until 2027.
- Bank of Spain estimates reveal a structural deficit of 700,000 homes, while rental costs rose 8.5% in 2025, underscoring why protesters demand systemic reform rather than temporary legislative fixes.
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Madrid, Oct 3 (EFE).- Thousands of people called by the Sindicato de Inquilinas went out on Saturday to the streets of many cities of Spain to demand solutions to the housing crisis and with the aim of calling a general strike, while the parties move in front of a possible electoral advance. [...] The entrance Miles march for housing in Spain and parties prepare for electoral advancement was first published in HolaNews.
In more than 50 cities, demonstrators demand better tenant protection and affordable housing. In Madrid, around 70,000 people are taking to the streets, and a rally is escalating in Valencia.
Thousands of people rallied in numerous Spanish cities on Saturday. Protesters, outraged by parliament's rejection of proposals to increase tenant protection, are demanding...
Madrid lives the biggest mobilization with 70,000 people crying out against the government
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Madrid and other cities in Spain after the measures proposed by the Sanchez government to strengthen tenant protections were rejected. The post Spain: New housing protests after parliament rejects relief measures appeared first on in.gr.
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