https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nearly-500-000-people-protest-in-madrid-over-spain-s-housing-crisisContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nearly-500-000-people-protest-in-madrid-over-spain-s-housing-crisishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nearly-500-000-people-protest-in-madrid-over-spain-s-housing-crisis#u108882Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:36:19 +0000Nearly 500,000 people demonstrated in Madrid and across other Spanish cities to demand affordable housing and call for a general strike following the parliamentary rejection of emergency housing measures. Demonstrators poured into the streets after lawmakers narrowly voted down two government decrees designed to protect tenants and curb soaring housing costs. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded to the political defeat and mounting public pressure by calling early elections, attempting to capitalise on the deepening crisis.Why it mattersThe massive demonstrations followed a legislative failu