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Tobias Gralke, promotor del referéndum de vivienda en Alemania: “En Berlín también tenemos muchas ‘Maricármenes’”

El activista alemán, que impulsó la expropiación de viviendas en manos de grandes inmobiliarias, defiende la intervención del mercado para garantizar alquileres asequibles

Tobias Gralke, promotor del referéndum de vivienda en Alemania: “En Berlín también tenemos muchas ‘Maricármenes’”

Tobias Gralke, a 35-year-old promoter of the housing referendum in Germany, recently stated that "in Berlin we also have many 'Maricármenes'". Gralke, a linguist, philosopher, dramaturge, and activist, was one of the key figures behind the Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen movement, which led to the 2021 referendum in Berlin. The referendum resulted in a majority of Berliners supporting the nationalization, or "socialization" in German terms, of housing owned by large real estate companies.

Gralke has since become a prominent figure in the Die Linke party, which has made housing a central focus of their political agenda. The activist has also collaborated with Inquilinas Sindicats in Spain following evictions at Maricamen.

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