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Barcelona Housing Protests Turn Violent After Sanchez Calls Snap Election
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 23:47
Barcelona Housing Protests Turn Violent After Sanchez Calls Snap Election
- •Violent clashes broke out between police and demonstrators in Barcelona amid escalating anger over Spain's housing crisis and soaring rent costs.
- •The unrest unfolded hours after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dissolved parliament and announced a snap general election for November 29.
- •Protests turned chaotic when groups threw bottles, paving stones, and pyrotechnics at riot officers, leading to police charges and multiple detentions.
- •The violent outbursts followed a political standoff in Madrid where Congress rejected government decrees to cap rents, halt evictions, and expand social housing.
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Violent protests broke out as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets over Spain's deepening housing crisis and soaring rent costs.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election scheduled for November 29.
The political standoff occurred after Congress voted down key government decrees designed to cap rent prices, halt tenant evictions, and expand social housing reserves.
