Spain's parliament rejected two government housing decrees intended to ease pressure from rising rents, evictions and a constrained rental market, prompting protesters to continue their encampment in central Madrid and plan further rallies. Junts joined the opposition in voting down measures that would have banned evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, extended a rent freeze for existing leases by two years and tightened rules for short-term rentals. A separate decree for automatic and indefinite rental-contract renewals also failed. The votes followed nationwide anger over the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, while the Tenants' Union said it would expand its protest campaign. Average monthly rents have reached €1,176, or 98.7% of the average young person's salary, according to the Youth Council of Spain. Spanish media have speculated that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez could call a November election, though his office declined to comment.