Spanish Protesters March on Parliament as Emergency Housing Decrees Are Set to Be Rejected
Junts says it will vote against the decrees, likely handing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a costly defeat on rent protections and lease changes.
- On Friday, Spain's Parliament convenes at 11 a.m. for two critical votes on emergency housing decrees, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez facing a likely legislative defeat amid ongoing protests.
- Following the televised eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal last week in Madrid, public uproar prompted the government to introduce these measures aimed at protecting renters and halting evictions of vulnerable people.
- Proposed reforms include restricting short-term leases and automatic lease renewals, while requiring property owners to pay tenants 12 months of rent to break contracts, alongside tax incentives for housing construction.
- Junts, the Catalan separatist party essential for the coalition's majority, announced Friday it will vote against both measures, arguing they would reduce property supply and fail to stop speculators.
- Barring a surprise, the legislative defeat threatens Sánchez's progressive coalition, which has relied on Junts as a "prickly political partner" since forming the government in 2023.
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Following Junts' refusal on Thursday night, the vote that is taking place in Congress will most likely not be approved by the House of Representatives.
The Spanish government will apparently lose two key votes in parliament today that it needs to ratify a package of emergency measures aimed at curbing the country's expensive housing crisis.
The ruling party did not get the votes to approve its decree “Maricarmen” and analyzes an early call for elections; the camp continues at the Puerta del Sol
Spanish protesters march on Parliament as emergency housing decrees are set to be rejected – WTOP News
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government looks set to lose two key votes it needs to ratify a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation’s housing affordability crisis when lawmakers convene on Friday, while protesters march on the Parliament demanding help for renters. The Catalan separatist party Junts — essential for the approval...
Spain housing package at risk in parliament, as protests mount
The uncertainty followed a decision late Thursday by the Catalan separatist Junts party to oppose both measures, potentially depriving Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's coalition of a parliamentary majority. The housing crisis has dominated political debate since the eviction, on a stretcher, of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on September 23 from the apartment she had occupied for around seven decades. Her case has become a symbol of growing frustr…
Spanish protesters march on Parliament as emergency housing decrees ar
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government looks set to lose two key votes it needs to ratify a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation’s housing affordability crisis when lawmakers convened on Friday, while protesters march
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