Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?

Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election?

Key points

• Lawmakers voted on two decree-laws presented by administration in response to nationwide protests that followed the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her home.
• The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is at one of the protests in Madrid and looks at whether the government's defeat will lead to an early general election.
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• After Congress rejected a series of measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis, thousands of individuals are continuing protests throughout Spain.
• Abascal was evicted after she was unable to pay a rent growth by the business that owns her flat.

Abascal was evicted after she was unable to pay a rent growth by the business that owns her flat. The case triggered a broader movement nationwide demanding affordable rentals. It have soared over recent years.

Notably, the BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is at one of the protests in Madrid and looks at whether the government's defeat will lead to an early general election. It is not due until next summer. You are now after Affordable housing.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Spain.

For now, will Spain' s housing crisis lead to a snap election? Remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.