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Mass Protests Sweep Spain After Parliament Rejects Emergency Housing Bills

Mass protests erupted across Spain after parliament rejected emergency housing bills intended to protect renters and prevent evictions this weekend.

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Mass Protests Sweep Spain After Parliament Rejects Emergency Housing Bills

Tens of thousands of people marched across Spain after parliament rejected two emergency measures addressing rising rents and evictions. The bills would have extended protections for vulnerable tenants, automatically renewed some leases, restricted purchases by investment funds, and encouraged affordable rentals. The defeat followed the eviction of an 87-year-old Madrid woman, which became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis. Protesters are demanding lower rents, stronger tenant rights, and political action, while the minority government faces pressure to call elections

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