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On September 29, 2026, the Spanish government approved measures to ban evictions until 2030 and automatically renew tenant contracts in response to widespread housing protests. Demonstrators have set up tents in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square since Saturday and tens of thousands have protested nationwide over unaffordable housing costs. The Socialist-led government and its coalition partners Sumar agreed on these measures, which still need parliamentary approval despite lacking a majority.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
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Spain's parliament rejected emergency government decrees aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis, after hundreds of protesters gathered outside in Madrid. The measures, which included banning evictions for vulnerable tenants until 2030 and extending rental lease agreements, were defeated due to opposition from right-wing parties like the People’s party, far-right Vox, and the Catalan pro-independence Junts party. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority government, relying on support from smaller parties, failed to secure enough votes: the first decree was rejected by 178 votes to 172, and the second by 184 to 166. The crisis intensified after Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, was evicted from her Madrid apartment, leading to widespread protests across Spain. Sanchez urged lawmakers to "do the right thing," but the defeat has increased speculation that he might call for early elections, which were not scheduled until next summer.
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The Spanish government on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) approved measures including a ban on evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts, a Minister said, following days of nationwide housing protests.
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Minister → approve → protests
Unaffordable housing has been a running sore for years in Spain, but the outcry over last Wednesday's eviction of 87-year-old Madrid pensioner Maricarmen Abascal sparked national uproar.
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outcry → run → uproar
Demonstrators have set up around 100 tents in Madrid's emblematic Puerta del Sol square since Saturday night, while tens of thousands of people have protested across the country.
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thousands → set → country
The Socialist-led government raced to finalise a deal with far-left coalition partners Sumar at a key cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
But the measures hang in the balance as the coalition lacks a majority in a heavily fragmented parliament, which must pass them.
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which → lead → them
Health Minister Monica Garcia listed on social media a series of measures including the eviction ban and the automatic contract renewals, saying what had been achieved was "unimaginable a month ago".
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achieved → list → ban
Garcia also mentioned the regulation of short-term rentals and a "ban on the purchase of housing by vulture funds", without providing further details.
"Thank you to the mobilisations and the camps.
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Garcia → mention → mobilisations
Without you, this would not have been possible," said the Sumar minister.
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minister → say → you
Justice Minister Felix Bolanos wrote on X: "Today is a great day for tenants and small homeowners.
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Today → write → tenants
Socialist Housing Minister Isabel Rodriguez was due to offer a press conference with details on the measures agreed by cabinet.
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Rodriguez → offer → cabinet
'Structural changes' needed
The camping protesters in central Madrid had warned their movement would continue if the government failed to meet their demands.
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government → need → demands
Guillermo Mendez, who had travelled hundreds of kilometres from the northern region of Asturias to join the camp, said only "structural changes will change things".
"It has to be something on a national scale, general strikes, protests," the 40-year-old tourist guide told AFP from his green tent.
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guide → travel → tent
Abascal, who was evicted on a stretcher from her Madrid home of 70 years, has become a symbol of popular anger at runaway housing prices and a lack of tenant protections.
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who → evict → protections
A deal was announced on Monday for her to return after negotiations with the real estate firm that owned her apartment, which the Madrid Tenants' Union said hiked her monthly rent by 275 percent to 2,650 euros ($3,000).
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Union → announce → euros
Mendez said it was "great" Abascal's case had been resolved, but added: "it's a plaster on a huge wound that the economy and society of this country are suffering."
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economy → say → country
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