The Bloque Nacionalista Galego on 10 November 2026 took part in Santiago de Compostela a call for mass participation in the general strike and protests for the right to housing announced for Wednesday, 11 November 2026, has been launched. Ana Pontón, the party’s spokesperson, said the appeal was intended to make housing “a right again” and to address politically the burden of high rents and low incomes. The call is aimed primarily at the population of Galicia and builds on mobilisation by civil society initiatives.
The nationwide strike initiative, backed by tenants’ networks and several trade unions, is calling, among other things, for increased investment in social housing, effective measures to limit rents and reliable programmes for publicly subsidised rental housing. Participating organisations stress the link between working conditions, wages and housing costs, and regard rising housing expenditure as a burden on the real purchasing power of many households.
In Galicia, transport companies and the regional administration have already published information on minimum service levels and expected disruption to bus and local transport; the Xunta de Galicia is informing the public about the services planned for 11 November 2026. Rallies and gatherings have been announced in several places, notably in Santiago de Compostela and in A Coruña. Local organisations expect a noticeable impact on commuter traffic.
Pontón also criticised the record of regional and national housing policy and described the social housing projects announced so far for 2026 as insufficient to meet existing demand. This assessment is presented as the political position of the party concerned; no official statement from the Xunta de Galicia was available at the time of reporting.
Background: Spain’s tight housing market is also affecting Galicia, with rising rents and a limited supply of affordable housing. In advance, it is not possible to reliably quantify whether, or to what extent, the actions announced for 11 November 2026 will have an impact nationwide. Information as of: 10 November 2026.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).