The Puerta del Sol remains full of tents and people willing to maintain the fight for decent housing. 'ElConstitucional.es' went to the encampment this Tuesday to learn firsthand how the protesters have received the two decrees approved by the Government and what they plan to do in the face of the threats surrounding the protest.
The Council of Ministers has approved a first text with protection against evictions until 2030, the regulation of temporary and room rentals, and the extraordinary extension of certain contracts. A second decree includes the automatic renewal of rentals, one of the main demands of the Tenants' Union. Both must pass a vote in Congress on Friday, for which a guaranteed majority does not yet exist.
Among the campers, caution prevails. One of the young people interviewed considers the measures "completely insufficient" to respond to the structural problems that have led thousands of people to mobilize in recent years. "If the idea was that something like Maricarmen's case could not happen again, this royal decree does not fulfill it," he argues.
The encampment also faces threats spread by neo-Nazi groups and far-right figures to storm the square and expel the protesters. "We are afraid because obviously it's not pleasant to know that they are coming for you and that they are also coming to dismantle us with violence," explains a young woman, who makes clear the camp's response. "We are going to stay, just as we have until now, peacefully here."
Pressure also comes from the Royal House of the Post Office. Isabel Díaz Ayuso's Government has given the Government Delegation 48 hours to clear the encampment and threatens to go to court. The ultimatum comes after the Madrid president trivialized Maricarmen's eviction by asking "from what age" she could stop paying her landlords.
One of the protesters interviewed by this newspaper has responded directly to the president. "Ayuso, can you resign, please? Nobody wants you anymore. Not even your party supports you at this point. Resign now," she demanded. The assembly held this afternoon has agreed to sustain the mobilization while analyzing the approved texts and awaiting their vote in Congress. The tents will remain in Sol at least until Friday.
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