Spain’s government dealt a blow after parliament rejects housing measures amid protests
- On Friday, the Spanish Parliament rejected a package of emergency housing measures aimed at tackling the nation's affordability crisis, dealing a costly legislative defeat to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez despite his last-gasp appeal to lawmakers.
- Legislators faced mounting public pressure following the televised eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid last week, which sparked sustained protests and a camp-in occupying the city's main square.
- The Catalan separatist party Junts joined the Popular Party and Vox in voting against both decrees, even as Housing Minister Isabel Rodr argued the ministry had incorporated 90% of their proposals.
- Protester Carla Cremonte, a 34-year-old office worker, said right-wing parties voted against workers' interests in Spain, warning that activists would continue fighting with "the atmosphere is one of a general strike."
- The setback sparked media speculation that Sanchez could call early elections for next year, while average rents in Spain have nearly doubled over 10 years, reaching €15.1 per square meter this year.
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The rejection of measures to alleviate Spain's housing crisis has angered protesters and fueled speculation about the prime minister's next move.
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The Spanish MEPs rejected this Friday the two texts presented by the government in an attempt to stem the housing crisis, imposing a camouflage on Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and paving the way for a hardening of the dispute.
By Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español Disappointment and frustration. This was the atmosphere that prevailed this Friday outside the Spanish Parliament after the rejection by a parliamentary majority of the two Royal Decrees promoted by the government to alleviate the housing crisis. “It causes a lot of disappointment,” says CNN Ana, 21-year-old Riojan,
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez suffered a setback, after trying to respond to the popular emotion aroused by the expulsion of his apartment from an elderly person, Maricarmen. The protest movement continues on the street, while speculation on the call for early elections is open.
The Spanish president will analyze the response on the streets to the failure of the housing decrees and listen to his hard core
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