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Fresh protests over housing flare in Spain after lawmakers reject relief measures

Cover image: Demonstrators protest at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square after a parliamentary vote on protections against evictions of vulnerable tenants on October 2, 2026. © Alejandro Martinez Velez, Reuters

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, fuelled by anger at lawmakers who narrowly rejected measures put forward by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen protection for tenants.

Fresh protests over housing flared in Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday, a day after parliament narrowly rejected the government's proposed relief measures for tenants.

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