Politics
Spain parliament rejects housing decrees as protests spread
October 4, 2026 at 11:29 AM · Updated 12d ago
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 11 hours
MAMasrawy
"غضب في الشوارع".. احتجاجات تهز إسبانيا وفرنسا بسبب السكن والتعليم (صور وفيديو)
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AJAl Jazeera English
Spain protests flare after housing bill rejected: Will it cause snap poll?
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SNSky News Arabia
إسبانيا.. أزمة السكن تشعل احتجاجات واسعة في الشوارع
(opens the publisher’s site)Tens of thousands have rallied across Spain after parliament rejected the government's housing decrees, with clashes and arrests reported in Madrid and Valencia.
- Spain's parliament on Friday rejected two housing decrees proposed by Pedro Sanchez's minority left-wing coalition.
- Tens of thousands protested on Saturday, with the government counting about 70,000 participants in Madrid.
- Police in Valencia fired rubber bullets and tear gas, and Madrid police arrested three far-right activists on Saturday.
- People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo urged Sanchez to call elections "as soon as possible."
- The protests spread to Barcelona, fueled by the September eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her home.
- Tenant unions have called for a general strike over the rejected package, which would have banned some evictions and extended leases.