加泰政党Junts临阵变卦，西班牙住房法令国会过关前景骤暗
西班牙国会通过旨在缓解住房危机的法令的前景10月1日骤然变暗：加泰罗尼亚中间偏右分离主义政党Junts在预定投票前夜提出最后时刻的异议，要求政府另行拿出新方案。Junts仅有7名议员，却是国会中的关键少数。
该党称，法令中的多项措施将适得其反、减少住房供给，包括将弱势租户驱逐禁令延长至2030年、现有租约两年冻结租金延期，以及收紧短期租赁规则。Junts在声明中称，这些措施会减少租赁房源、推高价格，让经济能力有限者更难获得住房。
总理桑切斯的左翼少数政府在350席的众议院仅有147席，需依靠多个小党拼凑支持。法令是政府在87岁老人Maricarmen Abascal被驱逐、引发抗议后制定的两项法令之一；数以千计以年轻人为主的抗议者在马德里主要广场等地扎营抗议。
另一项允许租约自动无限续期的法令此前已被预计无法通过。住房议题正迅速演变为西班牙全国政治的焦点。
Junts Withholding Support Imperils Spain's Housing Decree on Eve of Vote
Chances that Spain's Congress would pass a decree aimed at curbing the housing crisis dimmed on October 1 after Catalan kingmaker party Junts raised last-minute issues and asked the government to devise a new proposal on the eve of a scheduled vote. Junts, a separatist centre-right party, holds just seven seats but is pivotal in the fragmented chamber.
Junts argued the measures would reduce housing supply, including a ban on evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, a two-year rent-freeze extension for existing leases, and tighter rules for short-term rentals. It said the steps would drive up prices and make access harder for people with limited means.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority leftist government holds only 147 of 350 seats and relies on smaller parties to pass legislation. The decree was one of two crafted after protests sparked by the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal; thousands of mostly young activists have camped in Madrid's main square and other cities.
A second decree permitting automatic and indefinite renewal of rental contracts was already expected to fail. Housing is rapidly becoming the defining issue in Spanish politics.
图片来源：图：马德里众议院大楼（国会宫）夜景。摄影：Roberto García，CC BY 2.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
