# ‘Now is the moment’: Madrid housing activists pin wary hopes on Spain’s snap election

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-07 12:43 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/housing-activists-madrid-encampment-hopes-spain-early-election

> More than 1,200 tents have sprung up in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol as housing campaigners seek to turn widespread support into concrete action. After Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election, activists vowed to maintain pressure, while polls point to a likely rightwing coalition outcome.

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