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Spain housing crisis: Social unrest and legislative shifts

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The Spanish housing crisis continues to drive social and political instability. Following the death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal during a controversial eviction, massive demonstrations and a month-long encampment in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol emerged as central catalysts. On October 31, authorities conducted a large-scale operation to dismantle the Puerta del Sol camp. Approximately 400 officers, including National and Municipal Police, removed 334 people from the site. While officials described the intervention as gradual and non-violent, organizers alleged that police used pepper spray and physical force, claiming several individuals were injured. Two people were arrested for alleged disobedience and resistance. Following the clearance, approximately 600 demonstrators marched through central Madrid to Cibeles to protest the police action, which they characterized as disproportionate. ~~The Union Federal de Policía noted that seized items, including knives and blunt objects, raised questions regarding~~ Political tension has intensified as the ~~previously assumed peaceful nature~~ country approaches the November 29 elections, with some observers describing the period as one of the ~~settlement. Legislative~~ most unusual electoral campaigns in fifty years of democracy. In Ceuta, activists from PAH Vallekas have accused police of fabricating charges against mutual aid brigades to mask the mistreatment and ~~political~~ illegal deportation of migrants. Meanwhile, in Bilbao, the AZET Housing Union is protesting a scheduled eviction of a family involving two minors. Legislative responses have ~~intensified.~~ also progressed. Under Royal Decree-law 29/2026, the government ~~has~~ introduced measures to prevent speculative transactions and freeze rent increases. In Andalusia, the PSOE has presented a motion to expand public housing supply and protect vulnerable tenants, urging the Junta de Andalucía to collaborate on these ~~measures. Meanwhile, political tension surrounding housing rights has contributed~~ measures and utilize State Housing Plan funds to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calling for early legislative elections on November 29. Institutional friction remains high, with ten Spanish ombudsmen demanding housing be recognized as an “enforceable subjective right.” support individuals under 35.

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