{"id":2169986,"date":"2026-09-27T11:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2169986"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:21:34","slug":"protesters-camp-in-madrid-in-demonstration-against-spain-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2169986","title":{"rendered":"Protesters camp in Madrid in demonstration against Spain&#8217; housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/93\/51\/1200x675_cmsv2_c7a2482c-cbf0-58ff-a9f4-10f5aefc88bc-9929351.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2929633-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2929633\" data-cid=\"9932573\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2929633-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              150 tents in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain, protesting over the housing crisis, 26 September 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">x.com inquilinatomad<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0x.com inquilinatomad\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspJes\u00fas Maturana\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1790508094\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-09-27 13:21:34 +02:00\">27\/09\/2026 &#8211; 13:21 GMT+2<\/time><span 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Protesters, mobilised by the Tenants&#8217; Union, demand a housing decree on Tuesday: &#8220;Either rentierism falls or the government&#8221;.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Puerta del Sol woke on Sunday to around 150 tents pitched across the square, as the encampment grew following a demonstration over Spain\u2019s housing crisis that ended in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to figures collected overnight, the camp began with around 100 tents and continued to grow, with further structures counted after 8am.<\/p>\n<p>Those gathered spent the night on yoga mats, in sleeping bags and, in some cases, directly on the ground, while small groups stayed up talking into the early hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/93\/82\/808x539_cmsv2_68a948cc-7d8e-5d2b-b8d7-cf9acda869ad-9929382.jpg\" alt=\"People gather during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen demand stronger laws to protect renters at Puerta del Sol in Madrid,26.09.2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People gather during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen demand stronger laws to protect renters at Puerta del Sol in Madrid,26.09.2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo \/ Manu Fernandez<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While the Civil Guard and National Police kept a constant watch over the square, although no incidents have been reported. The campers themselves have described a calm atmosphere, with stocks of food and water to sustain the protest over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative answers the call of the Madrid Tenants&#8217; Union, which urged people to camp out in Sol once Saturday&#8217;s march was over. In its call, the organisation invited those unable to stay the night to bring sleeping bags, mats, food or water. One protester summed up the reason for the mobilisation in a line repeated in different groups: &#8220;all this is for Maricarmen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The camp is strongly reminiscent of the one that began in Madrid on 15 March 2011 and led to the 15-M movement. Its slogan, \u201cS\u00ed se puede\u201d \u2014 \u201cYes, we can\u201d \u2014 became a symbol for people frustrated with Spain\u2019s two main parties, the PSOE and PP.<\/p>\n<p>The movement called for a political alternative that would put ordinary people first.<\/p>\n<h2>Maricarmen&#8217;s eviction, the origin of the protest<\/h2>\n<p>The camp follows the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who was forced to leave her rented flat in Madrid\u2019s Retiro neighbourhood last Wednesday, after living there for 70 years. The case, now known as the &#8220;Maricarmen effect&#8221;, has become the trigger for a day of protests called in 40 cities under the slogan &#8220;Not one more Maricarmen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-euronews\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"auto widget__ratio widget__ratio--16x9\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s demonstration, which started at 6.30 p.m. in Puerta del Sol and ended at the Congress of Deputies, brought together around 25,000 people according to the Government Delegation, although the Tenants&#8217; Union puts the figure at as many as 300,000 participants. Along the route there was a notable intergenerational presence, with families, young people and elderly groups chanting slogans such as &#8220;Where is the progressive Government?&#8221; and &#8220;We want to see Maricarmen come back&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the Tenants&#8217; Union, Gonzalo \u00c1lvarez, who spent the night at the camp, explained in a live interview that the protest is seeking &#8220;structural changes&#8221; so that housing &#8220;is treated as a basic necessity and not as a financial asset&#8221;. \u00c1lvarez also pointed out that Maricarmen&#8217;s case has acted as a catalyst because of &#8220;the injustice, the harshness of what happened and the police response&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>The core demand: Tuesday&#8217;s housing decree<\/h2>\n<p>The main demand of the protest is for the Government to approve a decree on Tuesday that would include, among other measures, a freeze on rents. The union has called it the \u201cMaricarmen decree\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1lvarez warned that if the decree is not approved, the Government\u2019s left-wing partners, including Sumar, should consider withdrawing their support and bringing down the Government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/93\/82\/808x539_cmsv2_7592a823-9fe2-5ddc-b41f-f9f5e6eb571d-9929382.jpg\" alt=\"People set up tents during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain,\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People set up tents during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain,<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo \/ Manu Fernandez<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Echoing this position, the Tenants&#8217; Union spokesperson Alicia del R\u00edo described Maricarmen&#8217;s case as a &#8220;point of no return&#8221; in Spain&#8217;s housing struggle and warned that if the decree does not go through on Tuesday, the Executive &#8220;makes no sense at all&#8221; and should rethink whether it can continue.<\/p>\n<p>Pablo Iglesias, founder of Podemos and one of the initiators of the 15-M movement in Spain, said that Maricarmen could become Spain&#8217;s Rosa Parks and that he hopes this movement will spread across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The debate is also complicated by divisions within the left-wing bloc. Podemos MEP Irene Montero has rejected the Government negotiating the decree with Junts, accusing the party of trying to force an agreement on the people who took to the streets on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Montero called for the expropriation of 650,000 homes owned by vulture funds so they can be turned into social rental housing. Meanwhile, Podemos secretary-general Ione Belarra said her party would keep \u201cpiling on the pressure\u201d to secure the strongest possible decree. But she warned that no single measure would solve the housing crisis without continued protests and pressure from the streets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Police clash with protesters in Madrid 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150 tents pitched across the square, as the encampment grew following a demonstration over Spain\u2019s housing crisis that ended in the early hours of Saturday.According to figures collected overnight, the camp began with around 100 tents and continued to grow, with further structures counted after 8am.Those gathered spent the night on yoga mats, in sleeping bags and, in some cases, directly on the ground, while small groups stayed up talking into the early hours.While the Civil Guard and National Police kept a constant watch over the square, although no incidents have been reported. The campers themselves have described a calm atmosphere, with stocks of food and water to sustain the protest over the coming days.The initiative answers the call of the Madrid Tenants&#8217; Union, which urged people to camp out in Sol once Saturday&#8217;s march was over. In its call, the organisation invited those unable to stay the night to bring sleeping bags, mats, food or water. One protester summed up the reason for the mobilisation in a line repeated in different groups: &#8220;all this is for Maricarmen&#8221;.The camp is strongly reminiscent of the one that began in Madrid on 15 March 2011 and led to the 15-M movement. Its slogan, \u201cS\u00ed se puede\u201d \u2014 \u201cYes, we can\u201d \u2014 became a symbol for people frustrated with Spain\u2019s two main parties, the PSOE and PP.The movement called for a political alternative that would put ordinary people first.Maricarmen&#8217;s eviction, the origin of the protestThe camp follows the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who was forced to leave her rented flat in Madrid\u2019s Retiro neighbourhood last Wednesday, after living there for 70 years. The case, now known as the &#8220;Maricarmen effect&#8221;, has become the trigger for a day of protests called in 40 cities under the slogan &#8220;Not one more Maricarmen&#8221;.Saturday&#8217;s demonstration, which started at 6.30 p.m. in Puerta del Sol and ended at the Congress of Deputies, brought together around 25,000 people according to the Government Delegation, although the Tenants&#8217; Union puts the figure at as many as 300,000 participants. Along the route there was a notable intergenerational presence, with families, young people and elderly groups chanting slogans such as &#8220;Where is the progressive Government?&#8221; and &#8220;We want to see Maricarmen come back&#8221;.The spokesperson for the Tenants&#8217; Union, Gonzalo \u00c1lvarez, who spent the night at the camp, explained in a live interview that the protest is seeking &#8220;structural changes&#8221; so that housing &#8220;is treated as a basic necessity and not as a financial asset&#8221;. \u00c1lvarez also pointed out that Maricarmen&#8217;s case has acted as a catalyst because of &#8220;the injustice, the harshness of what happened and the police response&#8221;.The core demand: Tuesday&#8217;s housing decreeThe main demand of the protest is for the Government to approve a decree on Tuesday that would include, among other measures, a freeze on rents. The union has called it the \u201cMaricarmen decree\u201d.\u00c1lvarez warned that if the decree is not approved, the Government\u2019s left-wing partners, including Sumar, should consider withdrawing their support and bringing down the Government.Echoing this position, the Tenants&#8217; Union spokesperson Alicia del R\u00edo described Maricarmen&#8217;s case as a &#8220;point of no return&#8221; in Spain&#8217;s housing struggle and warned that if the decree does not go through on Tuesday, the Executive &#8220;makes no sense at all&#8221; and should rethink whether it can continue.Pablo Iglesias, founder of Podemos and one of the initiators of the 15-M movement in Spain, said that Maricarmen could become Spain&#8217;s Rosa Parks and that he hopes this movement will spread across the country.The debate is also complicated by divisions within the left-wing bloc. 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