Spain: Housing crisis prompts general strike
Spain is facing widespread civil unrest as hundreds of thousands of citizens protest against a severe housing crisis and high rents. The protests, accompanied by a general strike, have led Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call for snap elections on November 29.
Why it matters
The housing crisis in Europe is fueling political instability and significant social mobilization, impacting national governance.
Hundreds of thousands of citizens have hit the streets to protest Spain's housing crisis after millions of union workers staged a general strike. The crisis has triggered snap elections to take place on November 29.
https://p.dw.com/p/5PJay Prefer DW on Google An estimated 120,000 marchers took to the streets of the Spanish capital Madrid on Wednesday evening after millions walked off the job earlier Image: Juan Carlos Lucas/ZUMA/IMAGO Advertisement Authorities in Spain say that despite pouring rain, some 120,000 citizens took to the streets of the capital, Madrid, on Wednesday evening after millions of striking workers brought Europe's fourth-largest economy to a standstill under the motto "Salaries. Housing. Prices" in the country's first general strike in 14 years earlier in the day.
The massive turnout came in response to housing shortages and unbearably high rents.
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