Housing Protesters Camp in Central Madrid After Mass Demonstration
- Thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Saturday to protest the Spanish government's handling of the recent migrant influx into Ceuta, accusing officials of failing to protect the country's borders.
- More than 70,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31; although most returned, thousands have remained for weeks, straining the small city's resources and creating a political crisis.
- To address the situation, the Cabinet plans to approve a decree on Tuesday to accelerate the return of migrants to Morocco, limiting applicants' ability to remain in Spain during asylum consideration.
- PP parliamentary spokesman Miguel Tellado told reporters at the demonstration, "There is clear negligence," adding that "the majority of Spaniards are calling for an election now." Vox leader Santiago Abascal echoed the distrust.
- While the Sociedad Civil Espanola estimated 180,000 participants, Madrid officials placed the turnout at around 20,000. A manifesto demanded an early election and that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro be tried for "treason.
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This Saturday's demonstration brought together more than 300,000 people according to the organization and 25,000 according to the Government Delegation.
After the forced evacuation of an 87-year-old woman, tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in Spain. The Maricarmen case becomes a symbol of the severe housing shortage - and increases the pressure on the left government.
Thousands of people took to the streets in the Spanish capital, Madrid, today to protest the housing crisis. The demonstrators want measures to protect tenants, rules to combat fraud, and a ban on evictions without alternative housing. Some of the protesters returned to Puerta del Sol square after the march to camp there, reports the newspaper El País. Around twenty tents are reportedly already set up, while more people are arriving at the squar…
Last year, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised to make the challenging situation in the housing market a government priority.
A group of attendees spontaneously started a camp at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid after the...
Housing protesters camp in central Madrid after mass demonstration
Images of Maricarmen Abascal being carried from her Madrid flat on a stretcher on Wednesday after police broke down her door have thrust Spain's housing crisis back into the spotlight ahead of a general election due in 2027. Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid rattling keys and blowing whistles to call for measures to curb rising housing costs and make evictions more difficult. "You could be the next Maricarmen," read one b…
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