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Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows

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What happened

Opposition lawmakers join forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old Rightwing lawmakers in Spain have rejected emergency measures put forward to tackle the country’s housing crisis, pitting a fractured p…

Key facts

  • Opposition lawmakers join forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old Rightwing lawmakers in Spain have rejected emergency measures put forward to tackle the country’s housing crisis, pitting a fractured p…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:27:47 UTC.

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  1. Spanish lawmakers reject government housing measure amid protests

  2. Spanish lawmakers vote down affordable housing bills in blow to Sanchez’s government

  3. Spanish PM Sánchez loses key housing crisis vote after eviction of woman, 87

  4. Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows

  5. Spain's parliament rejects housing bill as protests continue

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