As per reports, hundreds of protesters remain camped in Puerta del Sol in central Madrid on Sunday (27 September) to demand stronger tenant protections, following a large demonstration on Saturday (26 September).
• Reports indicate that demonstrators have set up approximately 100 tents across much of the square in front of the regional administration building after a Saturday (26 September) march that drew thousands of participants.
• Reports indicate that the protests were triggered by the eviction on Wednesday (23 September) of an 87 year old woman from the Madrid flat where she had lived for 70 years, after a property firm acquired the building and substantially increased the rent.
• Reports indicate that the Spanish government is preparing a package of measures, referred to as the “Maricarmen decree,” which is expected to include automatic renewal of rental contracts and further restrictions on evictions.
Categories: Civil Disturbances - Non-political Protests
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