Yes. On October 3, 2026, Madrid’s Tenants’ Union estimated about 500,000 people joined the capital’s housing demonstration, while government officials put the figure at about 70,000. The Madrid march was among roughly 50 protests across Spain a day after Congress rejected two government housing decrees.
Campaigners have been camping in Puerta del Sol and are calling for stronger tenant protections and a general strike after parliament voted down measures that included eviction suspensions and rental-lease extensions. Source: BBC News (see also Euronews).