Overview
- The two decrees, approved by the Council of Ministers this week, are already in effect pending convalidation and include a suspension of evictions for vulnerable households until 2030, a ban on purchases by investment funds until 2028, and two‑year extensions for certain rental contracts.
- Podemos confirmed on Thursday that its four deputies will vote yes, joining PSOE, Sumar, ERC, EH Bildu and other left‑leaning groups and raising pressure on the undecided blocs whose choices will decide the outcome.
- Parliamentary arithmetic currently shows 166 guaranteed yes votes and 171 no votes, leaving 13 deputies from Junts, the PNV and Coalición Canaria as the decisive swing that will determine whether the decrees survive the midday Friday vote.
- Tenant unions have staged sustained protests and an encampment in Puerta del Sol to push deputies for approval while Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has framed the vote as a choice between protecting people and protecting investment funds.
- Right‑leaning parties and several regional governments warn the fast‑track decrees create legal uncertainty and say they will file court challenges if convalidated while opponents also predict a drop in rental supply and a rise in litigation if the measures stand.