{"id":670312,"date":"2026-11-13T01:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T05:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/670312\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T01:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T05:20:46","slug":"massive-protest-in-spain-against-housing-crisis-nationwide-strike-after-14-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/670312\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Protest in Spain Against Housing Crisis; Nationwide Strike After 14 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madrid: A nationwide strike was held across Spain against the severe housing crisis and soaring rents. Tens of millions of workers participated in the protest, seriously disrupting operations in various sectors of the country. This is the first large-scale public strike witnessed in Spain in 14 years. Public transportation, factories, and commercial establishments were halted in many places. As the Eurozone's fourth-largest economy, Spain\u2019s strike is expected to cause significant repercussions in the economic sector. Over the past decade, average rents in Spain have doubled, which is the main cause of growing public anger. Uncontrolled rent increases have sharply raised living costs for ordinary citizens and middle-class families alike. A large portion of their income now has to be allocated to rent payments, pushing the dream of homeownership out of reach for many families.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the death of 87-year-old Marcarmen, who lived in Madrid, lent further strength to the protests. She passed away shortly after being forcibly evicted from her home. The incident ignited widespread public outrage and debate nationwide. Marcarmen became a symbol for ordinary people suffering due to the housing crisis. As public anger intensified, housing rights activists called for a nationwide public strike. Leading Spanish labor unions, UGT and CCOO, declared their support for the strike.<\/p>\n

The protesters put forward demands that include banning the short-term rental of apartments to tourists, legally ensuring automatic renewal of rental contracts, and increasing government intervention in the housing market. Their rallying slogan was \u201cWages, Housing, Prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez announced emergency measures to resolve the housing crisis and provide relief to renters. However, these proposals faced opposition from right-wing parties in Parliament, who argued that the restrictions would reduce the availability of rental housing.<\/p>\n

Amid a climate of sharp political uncertainty, S\u00e1nchez has announced a general election for October 5. This move aims to secure the continued rule of the left-wing coalition. During this period, a train accident that claimed 69 lives posed a severe challenge to the government. Analysts assess that the nationwide strike, occurring as far-right parties seek to expand their political sway, could trigger shifts in Spain\u2019s political equilibrium.<\/p>\n

With the housing crisis and rising cost of living dominating the election discourse, observers closely watch whether this popular protest will politically benefit S\u00e1nchez\u2019s Socialist Party and its left-wing allies.<\/p>\n

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Original Malayalam report: Malayalam Daily News<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madrid: A nationwide strike was held across Spain against the severe housing crisis and soaring rents. Tens of millions of workers participated in the protest, seriously disrupting operations in various sectors of the country. This is the first large-scale public strike witnessed in Spain in 14 years. Public transportation, factories, and commercial establishments were halted in many places. As the Eurozone's fourth-largest economy, Spain\u2019s strike is expected to cause significant repercussions in the economic sector. Over the past decade, average rents in Spain have doubled, which is the main cause…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":670313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[582,47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}