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Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill
- On Saturday, thousands of protesters packed Rossio Square in central Lisbon, stepping up pressure on Portugal's minority centre-right government to scrap a rental bill they say will worsen the country's housing affordability crisis.
- The contentious housing legislation would ease evictions and end rent caps on new leases, sparking outrage from demonstrators who cite house prices doubling since 2017 and rents nearly doubling on new leases.
- Prime Minister Luis Montenegro ruled out scrapping the bill on Thursday but said he was open to amending it, stating parties "have to move closer" while the "main line of action is the government's programme."
- Socialist Party leader Jose Luis Carneiro urged the government to negotiate rather than "arrogantly imposing its views, sometimes even with authoritarian overtones," while Casa spokesperson Rita Silva vowed demonstrations would continue.
- Interior Minister Luis Neves said the government respects the protests' legitimacy but expects them held "with order, civility," as similar housing-cost unrest mirrors movements across Europe and beyond.
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Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill
·London, United Kingdom
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From the Battle to D. João I Square, where the country's first camp is taking place, thousands paraded behind a green tent where they read "House to live".
·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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Thousands of people in protest arrived this afternoon at Piazza D. João I, in Porto, at the sound of the cry "resist" and with a tent at the head of the parade. A group of university students distributed carnations to PSP agents.
Thousands of people protesting for housing arrived this afternoon at D. João I Square, in Porto, at the sound of the cry "resist" and with a tent at the head of the parade.
·Portugal
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Thousands of protesters are meeting this Saturday.
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