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Sánchez Tries to Revive Spain’s Rejected Housing Laws

  • Spain's left-wing government intends to re-approve housing decrees at Tuesday's cabinet meeting that parliament rejected Friday, exploiting the dissolution of Spanish Parliament following Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's snap election announcement Monday.
  • After MPs voted down housing measures on Friday, Catalan separatist Junts joined right-wing parties in opposition; the snap general election in late November dissolved parliament, eliminating the need for chamber ratification.
  • Protections include a moratorium on evictions until 2030, automatic contract renewal, two-year rental extensions for contracts expiring before 2028, and restrictions on vulture funds, affecting Spain's nine million tenants who face legal uncertainty.
  • Standing Committee's 69 members must vote within 30 days, with the first decree potentially passing at 35 votes in favour versus 34 against if Basque parties PNV and EH Bildu, Catalonia's ERC and hard-left Podemos maintain support.
  • Facing greater difficulty after PNV's Friday opposition, the second decree risks rejection while tenants could lose these protections after November's election; PSOE-Sumar must secure backing from internal allies as Spanish parliament retains potential final authority.
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The Sanchez government is expected to submit to the Permanent Representation of Parliament two decrees on housing similar to those rejected. To protect vulnerable people from eviction it does not need the votes of the Junts. The post Spain: The Sanchez government, despite calling elections, will try to save the Maricarmen Decree appeared first on in.gr.

·Greece
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Lean Right

The royal decrees of housing laws , repealed by the plenary of Congress just three days ago, have a new life. The Council of Ministers will approve the measures laid down on Tuesday, with the novelty that now, after the dissolution of the Courts, the organ that will debate and vote for their validation will not be the Plenary but the Permanent Parliament.This, in this particular case, is fundamental because the parliamentary majorities are disto…

·Madrid, Spain
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In the PNV they do not hide their disgust at having to face the dilemma of supporting Sánchez for the last time or leaving vulnerable people without shelter. More information: Sánchez would have support in the Permanent Council to validate a new housing decree if he calls elections

·Spain
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Lean Left

The highest parliamentary body outside the session or in electoral period has 68 more members Armengol and there the government does not need Junts to validate the texts rejected by the plenary last FridayThe government will approve the housing decrees in the Council of Ministers tomorrow Once Pedro Sánchez has decided this Monday to convene an extraordinary Council of Ministers to advance the elections to November 29 and dissolve the Cortes, al…

·Madrid, Spain
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Libertad Digital broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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