Spanish right-wing parties vote down housing crisis measures as protests grow
Opposition lawmakers united to defeat a package of measures from Pedro Sánchez's Socialist-led coalition, including a ban on evictions until 2030, as a protest movement swells after the eviction of an 87-year-old.
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Rightwing lawmakers in Spain have joined forces to reject a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis, pitting a fractured parliament against a widespread protest movement, according to the Guardian.
The conservative People's Party, the far-right Vox and the Catalan pro-independence party Junts voted against the decrees put forward by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist-led coalition. The package included a ban on evictions until 2030 and new regulation of temporary lettings and room rentals.
The vote came after the eviction of an 87-year-old, an incident that has become a focal point for the protest movement. Demonstrators gathered outside parliament in Madrid, holding signs depicting vultures as a symbol of their frustration with the housing market.
The defeat of the decrees leaves the government's approach to the housing crisis in question, as protest organisers continue to mobilise and have raised the prospect of a general strike as a further step.
The housing crisis has become one of the most contentious issues in Spanish politics, with sharp divisions between the government and opposition over how best to address rising costs and evictions.
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- Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows — The Guardian — World
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