Las manifestaciones por la vivienda recorren todo el país con llamadas a la huelga general

A nationwide housing protests campaign is underway, calling for a general strike. Valeria Racu, spokesperson for Madrid's Tenants' Union, stated this Saturday that no matter the election outcome, the path forward is clear: a general strike is imminent. The "Madrid" demonstration, which began after 12 PM, involved four columns marching towards Cibeles Square, each carrying a banner demanding a 50% rent reduction.

This is one of around 50 protests planned across Spain on Saturday, all aiming to lower rents, secure indefinite contracts, and expropriate properties from speculative funds. Racu emphasized that this mobilization is rooted in Maricarmen's courage and example, following her eviction from her home on September 23rd, which sparked social pressure for her to return to her residence.

She criticized Congress for being "sequestered" by rent-seeking interests, disconnected from street realities and the broader social consensus that recognizes rent as an injustice. Racu warned that the streets' newfound energy demonstrates that eight days of popular mobilization can achieve more than eight years of progressive governance.

She declared, "Government who governs, we will not tolerate another four years without addressing Spain's most pressing problem." Racu announced the arrival of a new era of "politics of truth," which has always belonged to the people and is returning to the streets. To achieve this, she urged working-class people to revive the historic tool of the general strike to transform reality: the general strike.