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Madrid protestors target rising rents and housing shortage
Key takeaways
- Housing has long ranked among voters' top concerns in Spain, where demand has risen due to tourism and immigration-driven population growth.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5EGHs The Madrid Tenants' Union organised the protest under the slogan 'Housing costs us our lives.
- Organizers said more than 100,000 people joined the march, while authorities put the figure at around 23,000.
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Housing has long ranked among voters' top concerns in Spain, where demand has risen due to tourism and immigration-driven population growth.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EGHs The Madrid Tenants' Union organised the protest under the slogan 'Housing costs us our lives. Lower rents'Image: Richard Zubelzu/ZUMA/picture alliance Advertisement Thousands of people marched through Spain's capital Madrid on Sunday, protesting soaring rents, high home prices and a growing housing shortage.
Organizers said more than 100,000 people joined the march, while authorities put the figure at around 23,000.
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