Millions of Spanish workers shut businesses and transport in a general strike over housing costs. Authorities said about 120,000 marched in Madrid. Clashes broke out in Barcelona, where protesters lit fires and threw fireworks at police. Average rent equals about 98.7% of a young person's monthly pay. The strike comes weeks before a general election.
Why it matters: Housing costs are a main issue ahead of Spain's election.
Millions of workers across Spain stopped work Wednesday over housing costs and wages. About 120,000 marched in Madrid, per authorities. Protests in Barcelona turned violent afterward, with fireworks thrown at police and bins set alight. A snap general election is less than three weeks away.
Why it matters: Housing costs are a political flashpoint ahead of an election in Europe's fourth-largest economy.
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