Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday to protest rising rents, high home prices and a shortage of affordable housing. Authorities put attendance at about 23,000, while organizers said more than 100,000 people took part. The Madrid Tenants' Union organized the march under the slogan “Housing is costing us our lives. Lower prices,” with support from Spain’s two main trade union confederations, UGT and CCOO. The protest focused on housing costs that have priced many Spania...

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