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Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows

By October 2, 2026

Opposition lawmakers join forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old

Rightwing lawmakers in Spain have rejected emergency measures put forward to tackle the country’s housing crisis, pitting a fractured parliament against the widespread protest movement that has swelled in recent days.

On Friday Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist-led coalition put forward two decrees that included a range of measures aimed at improving access to housing, from a ban on evictions until 2030 to the regulation of temporary lettings and lettings by room.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/02/spanish-right-wing-votes-down-housing-crisis-plans-protest-movement-grows

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