Spain’s government dealt a blow after parliament rejects housing measures amid protests
- On Friday, the Spanish Parliament rejected a package of emergency housing measures aimed at tackling the nation's affordability crisis, dealing a costly legislative defeat to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez despite his last-gasp appeal to lawmakers.
- Legislators faced mounting public pressure following the televised eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal in Madrid last week, which sparked sustained protests and a camp-in occupying the city's main square.
- The Catalan separatist party Junts joined the Popular Party and Vox in voting against both decrees, even as Housing Minister Isabel Rodr argued the ministry had incorporated 90% of their proposals.
- Protester Carla Cremonte, a 34-year-old office worker, said right-wing parties voted against workers' interests in Spain, warning that activists would continue fighting with "the atmosphere is one of a general strike."
- The setback sparked media speculation that Sanchez could call early elections for next year, while average rents in Spain have nearly doubled over 10 years, reaching €15.1 per square meter this year.
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered in many Spanish cities, following the resounding expulsion of an octagenary from Madrid, driven by the real estate company which wanted to increase its rent by 275%. Its emergency measures opposed to Parliament by the opposition, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez could provoke early elections. - Housing crisis in Spain: monster demonstrations against the "vulture funds", the government in th…
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Demonstrations across Spain follow parliament's rejection of housing measures, fueling calls for early elections
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welingelichtekringen.nlMADRID (ANP/AFP) - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday to demand affordable housing. The protests follow the rejection of tenant support measures by the Spanish parliament on Friday. The demonstrations are a continuation of mas...
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