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The protest took place on the day Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced early parliamentary elections, which are to be held on November 29. The decision to hold the elections was made after the Congress of Deputies did not support two government proposals for regulations increasing the protection of tenants and limiting the ability of investment funds to sell apartments, with the votes of the opposition People's Party (PP) and Vox and the pro-independence Catalan Junts party.
The protest took place on the day Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced early parliamentary elections. They will take place on November 29. This decision was made after the Congress of Deputies last week did not support - with the votes of the opposition People's Party (PP) and Vox, and the pro-independence Catalan Junts party - two government proposals for regulations increasing the protection of tenants and limiting the possibility of selling apartments by investment funds.
Initially, the protest in Barcelona was scheduled to take place on Saturday, as in more than 50 other Spanish cities. It was postponed to Monday due to a warning of heavy rain. According to the organizers of the demonstration - tenants' associations - approximately 120,000 people took part in it. people. According to the Barcelona authorities, there were approximately 20,000 demonstrators.
Riots broke out towards the end
The demonstration was peaceful almost until the very end. Towards the end, aggressive participants started setting fire to garbage containers and damaged a parked car. They threw bottles, stones and firecrackers at the officers. Several fire brigade units were dispatched to the site to extinguish the fires. Most of the aggressive people had their faces covered.
The issue of housing became the focal point of debate in Spain on September 23, the day of the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal. The woman was to be evicted from the apartment in Madrid that she had occupied for 70 years. The eviction was accompanied by violent protests. Ultimately, the 87-year-old was able to stay in her apartment.
General strike in November?
This case caused a wave of protests. Their organizer - the confederation of tenants' unions - calls for a general strike. On Monday, the two largest trade union headquarters, with over 2 million members, decided to hold a 24-hour general strike in November to demand decent wages and the right to housing.
Moreover, protesters pitched several hundred tents in the central Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. Tent cities were also created in Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Bilbao.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
In November 2026, there will be a 24-hour general strike in Spain demanding decent wages and the right to housing.
Very likely · Within weeks
Spain will hold early parliamentary elections on November 29, 2026.
Very likely · Within weeks

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