Overview
- ERC leader Oriol Junqueras confirmed on Wednesday that his party will vote to convalidate both decrees despite calling them insufficient.
- The twin decrees approved by the Council of Ministers include an eviction 'escudo social' through 2030 and automatic renewal of leases that end before 2029.
- The government does not yet have guaranteed support in Congress and must win a convalidation vote scheduled for Friday to keep the decrees in force.
- Junts has not disclosed its vote and its seven deputies are treated as pivotal, while some groups say they received the final texts late after late-night PSOE‑Sumar negotiations.
- The measures respond to Spain's housing affordability crisis but critics say splitting the package was tactical and the decrees fall short of structural fixes such as faster rehabilitation and increased housing supply.