Spain’s housing crisis fuels renewed protests echoing 15-M’s Sol encampment
Fifteen years after the 15-M movement, demonstrators in Spain are again rallying over the housing crisis, recalling the month-long camp at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
The 15-M protests, launched by a generation frustrated with precarious work and limited housing options, spread across Spain. In Madrid, the initial rally evolved into a nearly month-long encampment at Puerta del Sol. Today, similar grievances have sparked fresh demonstrations, highlighting that affordable housing remains an unresolved issue nationwide.
Why it matters
It shows that Spain's housing affordability problem remains unresolved, driving repeated public unrest.
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