What to know about Spain's housing protests sparked by an 87-year-old woman's eviction
Public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman has put Spain's progressive government under immense pressure to tackle the nation's entrenched housing cost crisis.
Spain's progressive government is under pressure to address the country's housing cost crisis following public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman. The issue has sparked protests across the nation.
The government's efforts to tackle the crisis have been met with resistance in parliament, where it lacks a majority. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's minority government, a coalition of his Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and the left-wing Sumar alliance, has struggled to pass legislation since the conservative Catalan separatist party Junts per Catalunya switched to the opposition nearly a year ago.
Sánchez has called a snap election for November 29, citing the need for a "much broader majority in parliament" to continue his work. He argued that Spain must decide whether it wants to "join the far-right wave or remain a bastion of social justice." The decision carries high risk for Sánchez, according to the Qatar Tribune.
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