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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam in Madrid

INSANE: Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows | Vintage Vibes

A crowd of mostly young protesters waving banners and flags in front of a sea of tents set up as a protest camp
Protesters near the Spanish parliament demand 'Fair rents NOW' after lawmakers rejected emergency housing measures on Friday. Photograph: Alejandro Martinez Velez/Reuters

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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