Fresh protests hit Spain after housing measures defeated
Tens of thousands marched as activists said the rejected decrees would have renewed leases, curbed evictions and limited property purchases by investment funds.
- On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and more than 50 other Spanish cities, demanding political action to stop evictions and alleviate the mounting housing crisis after parliament rejected government housing measures on Friday.
- Nationwide outrage followed the September eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid flat after an investment company sought a 275 percent rent hike, fueling anger against so-called "vulture funds" buying property.
- Parliament rejected two government housing decrees on Friday, with the first failing 178 votes to 172 and the second 184 to 166, blocking automatic lease renewal and eviction protections for vulnerable tenants.
- Conservative Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo urged Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to "call elections as soon as possible" following the defeat, citing insufficient support for the minority government.
- Spanish media reported that Sanchez is considering a snap election in November as the Bank of Spain estimates a 700,000-home supply gap and Idealista data shows housing costs rose 12.2% in the past year.
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The cause of the protests is the failure of a legislative package to alleviate the housing crisis. Citizens demand better tenant protection and affordable housing. Meanwhile, there is speculation about new elections.
Tens of thousands of people went to the streets of Madrid and another 50 cities in Spain this Saturday to protest against the housing crisis and demand measures to contain the increase of rents and protect tenants. The demonstrations occurred one day after Congress rejected a package presented by the government of the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, with emergency measures for the sector. Context: Parliament of Spain overthrows decrees th…
Thousands of people have crossed Madrid asking for interventions against the expensive rents and evictions, until they invoke a general strike. The mobilization comes after the Spanish Parliament has rejected the measures of the government that provided, among other things, the blockade until 2030 of the evictions of the vulnerable tenants and an extension of two years of the freezing of the canons. To trigger the protests was the case of Marica…
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in Spain for housing, after the rejection of the measures of the government of Pedro Sanchez.
Protesters Demand Affordable Housing In Spain After Rejected Relief Measures
Marcos Sainz, a librarian of 26, used to rent a two-bedroom apartment with friends for a monthly rent of 900 euros ($1,000) but complains today a one-bedroom flat often costs 1,000 euros or half the median monthly salary in Madrid.
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