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El Congreso se divide sobre dos decretos de vivienda en la resaca de la huelga y el arranque de la campaña electoral

La Diputación Permanente convalida prohibir los desahucios, pero rechaza la prórroga automática e indefinida de los alquileres

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El Congreso se divide sobre dos decretos de vivienda en la resaca de la huelga y el arranque de la campaña electoral

As the aftermath of a nationwide strike over the housing crisis and on the eve of the official start to the electoral campaign, the Permanent Deputation of the Congress has approved a decree prohibiting evictions, extending rentals for two years with a 2% cap, but rejected another that sought to indefinitely postpone those contracts.

Two ministers attended, resulting in two debates, but essentially a single discussion on how to address this nationwide issue, which has been resolved in two politically opposed blocks. The PSOE-led government, Sumar, and leftist parliamentary allies voted for both decrees, preserving only the first. The right, represented by the PP, Vox, UPN, and Junts, opposed both and, with the PNV, approved the second, considering it either hypocritical or too radical.

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