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“Protests have even prompted the beleaguered socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap general election for November 29 after parliament rejected his government's proposals to address a mounting housing crisis.”

“…lowers and letters overnight at an impromptu shrine in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol, where around 1,000 people have camped for two weeks to protest Spain’s housing affordability crisis since Maricarmen’s eviction on Sept. 23 captured the nation's…”

“Log in An 87-year-old woman whose removal from her home triggered housing protests across Spain has died, Madrid's tenants' union announced on Wednesday.”

“Log in Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for 29 November, seeking to bolster his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected key housing decrees last week amid public protests.”

“However, he has received a boost from popular measures to tackle Spain’s mounting housing crisis, which were defeated by right-wing MPs on Friday, sparking plans for fresh public protests.”

“Spain is facing a worsening housing affordability crisis as the case became a flashpoint for tensions across the country.”

“Log in Police evicted an 87-year-old woman on Wednesday from her Madrid home of more than seven decades despite hundreds of people protesting outside and the government criticising the eviction order, in a dramatic new flashpoint of Spain's housing crisis.”

“Log in Spain’s coalition government has agreed plans to ban evictions until 2030 in a bid to tackle the country’s housing crisis, as an 87-year-old woman whose forced removal sparked protests is currently considering an offer to return to her home.”