"Citizenship, housing, prices. " In Spain, the first general strike since 2012, real real (INFORMATION) produced and distributed by the foreign agent The Bell or concerned about the activities of the foreign agent The Bell. 18+ What happened on Wednesday saw the country in a 24-hour strike on behalf of the two largest unions in the country, the Union of Workers (UGT) and the Committee of Workers (CCOO). The strike took place two and a half weeks before the parliamentary elections under the slogan "Salmans, housing, prices": the protesters demanded higher wages, lower living costs and above all, affordable housing. Trade unions estimate that more than 3 million people joined the protests. The strike comes at a difficult time for Spain: the country has not yet recovered from the second train disaster of the year, which killed 69 people, and is preparing for early parliamentary elections in which the ruling leftist coalition risks losing power. According to recent polls, the center-right Popular Party and the far-right Vox could win 199 out of 350 seats in parliament, securing an absolute majority. The factory workers left their jobs, and together with them came students, retirees, dissatisfied with the housing prices in the streets. One of the symbols of the protests was raised hands with apartment keys, as the demonstrators tried to draw attention to the housing crisis. According to the Central Bank of Spain, the country is short of 750,000 housing units, and by 2028 the deficit may exceed one million. Demonstrators blocked roads, shot at car tires and fountains, beat shop windows and shouted "We are all Merrickerman" in memory of 87-year-old Madrid resident Maria del Carmen Abcel, who died in a hospital weeks after being forcibly released from her apartment.

"Citizenship, housing, prices. " In Spain, the first general strike since 2012, real real (INFORMATION) produced and distributed by the foreign agent The Bell or concerned about the activities of the foreign agent The Bell. 18+ What happened on Wednesday saw the country in a 24-hour strike on behalf of the two largest unions in the country, the Union of Workers (UGT) and the Committee of Workers (CCOO). The strike took place two and a half weeks before the parliamentary elections under the slogan "Salmans, housing, prices": the protesters demanded higher wages, lower living costs and above all, affordable housing. Trade unions estimate that more than 3 million people joined the protests. The strike comes at a difficult time for Spain: the country has not yet recovered from the second train disaster of the year, which killed 69 people, and is preparing for early parliamentary elections in which the ruling leftist coalition risks losing power. According to recent polls, the center-right Popular Party and the far-right Vox could win 199 out of 350 seats in parliament, securing an absolute majority. The factory workers left their jobs, and together with them came students, retirees, dissatisfied with the housing prices in the streets. One of the symbols of the protests was raised hands with apartment keys, as the demonstrators tried to draw attention to the housing crisis. According to the Central Bank of Spain, the country is short of 750,000 housing units, and by 2028 the deficit may exceed one million. Demonstrators blocked roads, shot at car tires and fountains, beat shop windows and shouted "We are all Merrickerman" in memory of 87-year-old Madrid resident Maria del Carmen Abcel, who died in a hospital weeks after being forcibly released from her apartment.