Protesters across Spain demand action over housing crisis
More than 50 protests are planned to take place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
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More than 50 protests are planned to take place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, fuelled by anger at lawmakers who narrowly rejected measures put forward by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen protection for tenants.
MADRID, Oct 3 - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday as they stepped up demands for action to tackle a mounting housing crisis after government measures were struck down by the opposition.
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman has turned anger over rents that have nearly doubled in ten years into a threat to Pedro Sánchez's minority government.
Both decrees to tackle housing affordability crisis shot down as critics say measures would tighten the housing market.