Protesters Storm Majority Cities in Spain over Housing Crisis
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing.
This protest follows Spanish lawmakers rejection of relief measures for tenants.
Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
Demonstrators hold signs readinroof’ during a protest against evictions and high rent prices on Plaza de Espana in Madrid on October 3, 2026.
Protests over housing are take place across Spain, a day after parliament rejected two government measures to strengthen protection for tenants.
The demonstrations extended a crisis that has gone on for more than a week, triggered by the eviction last month of a pensioner, 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, from her Madrid flat.
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