西班牙议会投票否决了由总理佩德罗·桑切斯领导的中左翼政府提出的两项经济适用房法案，这对该政府的重要政策目标而言是一个重大挫折。这些法案旨在增加受价格管控的经济适用房供应，因为当前在西班牙，许多家庭都难以以合理价格找到住房。反对党议员联合起来，共同否决了这两项提案。
Spain's parliament voted down two affordable-housing bills proposed by the centre-left government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The rejection drew angry reactions from demonstrators protesting the country's deepening housing crisis. Rents in Spain have doubled over the past decade, with the average rent now roughly matching a young worker's average monthly salary. Spain's parliament has rejected two affordable-housing bills put forward by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's centre-left government, dealing a setback to one of its signature policy priorities.
一直为抗议住房危机而示威的民众对这一结果极为愤怒，认为这是解决这一关乎国家民生的重大问题的良机被错失。近年来，西班牙各大城市的房价持续飙升，导致年轻人、学生以及低收入家庭难以负担房租，进而引发了全国范围内的多次街头抗议活动。
The bills were designed to expand the supply of regulated, affordable housing in a country where finding a home at a reasonable price has become increasingly difficult for many households. Opposition lawmakers combined to vote down both measures. Demonstrators who have been protesting Spain's housing crisis reacted to the vote with anger, viewing it as a missed opportunity to address an issue that has become central to Spanish political life.
过去十年间，西班牙全国的房租水平翻了一番，目前的平均房租数额大致相当于一名年轻劳动者的月均收入，这一数据充分反映出住房负担能力的严重失衡。此次法案遭拒后，桑切斯政府不得不另寻其他立法途径来解决经济适用房短缺的问题，而租房群体与抗议民众施加的压力也丝毫没有减弱的迹象。
Housing costs have climbed sharply in major Spanish cities in recent years, squeezing young people, students and lower-income families out of the rental market and fuelling repeated street demonstrations nationwide. Rents nationwide have doubled over the past decade, with the average rent now roughly equivalent to a young person's average monthly salary, underscoring the scale of the affordability gap. The defeat leaves Sánchez's government searching for other legislative paths to address the shortage of affordable homes, as pressure from renters and protesters shows no sign of easing.