Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Stop to the housing business. General strike' during a protest against evictions and high rent prices on plaza de Urquinaona in Barcelona on October 5, 2026. Spain's Socialist Prime Minister on October 5, 2026 called a snap election for November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid nationwide protests against evictions and high rent prices. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / AFP via Getty Images)