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Millions join Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest at housing costs

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Millions join Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest at housing costs
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Twenty-four-hour stoppage draws high participation weeks before election in which far right could gain powerMillions of people across Spain have joined the country’s first general strike in 14 years, setting up picket lines to protest against soaring housing prices before an election in which the far right could be catapulted into power.At the centre of Wednesday’s nationwide 24-hour stoppage, singularly called for by tenants’ associations and later backed by workers’ unions, is a pushback again

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