Spain’s government dealt a blow after parliament rejects housing measures amid protests
Lawmakers rejected two emergency measures by 178-172 and 184-166 as tenant groups vowed more protests and a general strike.
- 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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welingelichtekringen.nlMADRID (ANP/AFP) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday to demand affordable housing. The protests follow the rejection of tenant support measures by the Spanish parliament on Friday. The demonstrations are a continuation of mas...
PP leader shakes the flag of his housing plan and reiterates that he will dissolve the courts if he fails to approve Budgets after the first extension
Spain faces a wave of social outrage after the entire right wing fan forced in Congress the fall of two decrees with which President Pedro Sánchez sought to give some relief to the housing crisis. The flame that lit this dry field was the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87-year-old evicted from the apartment that was his home for seven decades, after the property was acquired by a vulture fund, that is, a company dedicated to buying whole buildi…
The Spanish parliament rejected two decrees with which the government wanted to deal with housing shortages. The conservative People's Party, the right-wing populist party VOX and the Catalan regional party Junts voted against as announced. Prime Minister Sanchez rules with a minority coalition.
New demonstrations for housing rights are planned for today in Madrid and other Spanish cities. The demonstrations come a day after the Spanish parliament rejected two bills proposed by the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez to protect tenants. The latest blow to Prime Minister Sánchez has sparked speculation that he will go to the polls early. On Friday, Pedro Sánchez tried in vain to secure the much-needed majority to pass the measures. The…
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