There is a problem in Spain. The Spaniards have nowhere to live.
Millions of people took to the streets of Barcelona, Madrid and other cities to demand affordable housing, higher wages and restrictions on rent increases.
According to the Bank of Spain, there is a shortage of approximately 750,000 homes in the country. The average rent is already about 1,176 euros - almost every salary of a young person. A symbol of the crisis was the September eviction of 87-year-old Merikman Abskal, who had lived in the same apartment for more than 70 years. Following her death and the failure of the housing decrees, Sanchez called a special election for November 29.
In Barcelona, the organizers talk about about 400 thousand participants (police - 55 thousand), in Madrid - about 120 thousand. There were barricades, container fires, confrontations with police and arrests. The strike deals not only with trade unions, but also with the tenants' movement, which became stronger after the "Maricherman effect".