Tens of thousands protest in Spain after parliament rejects housing reforms

Tens of thousands of people protested across Spain after the country's parliament struck down two decrees intended to expand affordable housing, according to Al Jazeera.

The demonstrations mark the latest development in what the report described as a days-long political crisis following the failed reforms. Al Jazeera's cited report did not specify the exact cities where protests took place or provide further detail on the content of the rejected decrees.

Housing affordability has become a prominent political issue in Spain in recent years, with rising rents and limited housing supply in major cities prompting repeated public demonstrations and government proposals aimed at expanding tenant protections and affordable units.

The rejection of the decrees in parliament suggests continuing disagreement among Spanish political parties over how to address the housing shortage, though the report did not detail the specific parliamentary vote or which parties opposed the measures.

Further government response to the protests was not included in the cited report.