00:00And thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid on the Saturday to demand government
00:04action over Spain's housing crisis, with dozens of protesters later setting up tents in the
00:09capital's Puerta del Sol.
00:11The demonstrator was held under the slogan, Not One More Mari Carmen, referring to an
00:16elderly woman who was evicted from her rented home after living there for 70 years.
00:21Organizers said more than 300,000 people joined the march, while the government delegation
00:25in Madrid put a figure at 25,000.
00:27After the demonstrator, the dance union called for the protesters to remain in Puerta del
00:33Sol and camp there in support of the right to housing.
00:36The organizers are also demanding changes to the housing decree the government could approve
00:40next Tuesday.
00:42Among their proposals is for current landlords to provide a justified reason for refusing
00:46to renew a rental contract or compensate tenants if they fail to do so.
00:50The protest ended with demonstrators chanted in Puerta del Sol and declaring, We have the
00:55keys to the whole city.
01:05It's time to change the rules of the game, and I'm doing my bit to bring some substance
01:10and presence to that, if possible.
01:16As for Mara Carmen, I hope this marks a turning point in this whole affair, in this huge problem
01:22that is housing.
01:23If this can be a turning point, I, for one, am prepared to stay here all night, if necessary.
01:34It is a tragedy that Mara Carmen, a woman of nearly 90, had to be evicted.
01:41That she had to go through this for us to finally wake up.
01:44For that, for the end of the day.
01:45For the end of the day.
01:46For the end of the day.
01:47For the end of the day.
01:47For the end of the day.
01:47For the end of the day.
01:47For the end of the day.
01:47For the end of the day.
01:47For the end of the day.
