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Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill

By Sergio Goncalves and Rodrigo Antunes LISBON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Thousands of housing protesters returned to one of Lisbon’s main squares on Saturday, stepping up pressure on Portugal’s minority centre-right government to scrap a rental bill they say would worsen the country’s affordability crisis. Portugal is grappling with one of Europe’s worst housing crises, with young people among those hardest hit. House prices have more than doubled since 2017 and rents for new leases have nearly double

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13 outlets · 13 articles
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Reporting countries
Nepal, Portugal, Singapore
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Countries concerned
Portugal
Politics · intensity 1.7 · tone -0.67
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Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (38%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS.

Western 31%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 31%Global South 38%

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  • Confirmed by 13 outlets in 10 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS.
  • Propagation: first reported by srnnews.com (Portugal), . 9 outlets republished 3 headlines word for word.

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No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill
    srnnews.comPortugalPortugal → PortugalEnglish
  2. Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill
    The Straits TimesSingapourSingapore → PortugalEnglish
  3. Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill reut.rs/47S5DJ6
    Reuters (Bluesky)Royaume-UniUnited Kingdom → PortugalEnglish
  4. Criza locuințelor din Portugalia scoate mii de oameni în Piața Rossio din Lisabona
    stiripesurse.roRORomania → PortugalSpanish
  5. الآلاف يحتجون مجددا في لشبونة على مشروع قانون الإيجارات
    An-NaharLibanLebanon → PortugalArabic
  6. Hiljade ljudi protestovalo u Lisabonu, traže da vlada povuče predlog zakona o stanovanju
    adria.contentexchange.meHRCroatia → PortugalCroatian
  7. Hiljade ljudi protestovalo u Lisabonu, traže da vlada povuče predlog zakona o stanovanju
    beta.rsUnknownSerbia → PortugalCzech
  8. Hiljade ljudi protestovalo u Lisabonu, traže da vlada povuče predlog zakona o stanovanju
    DanasSerbieSerbia → PortugalCzech
  9. الآلاف يحتجون مجددا في لشبونة على مشروع قانون الإيجارات
    almanar.com.lbLBLebanon → PortugalArabic
  10. الآلاف يحتجون مجددا في لشبونة على مشروع قانون الإيجارات
    almamlakatv.comJOJordan → PortugalArabic
  11. Info Icon REUTERS / Rodrigo Antunes/Reuters Portugal Politics · Portugal Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill 46 % Center coverage: 11 sources
    ground.newsIvory CoastCôte d’Ivoire → PortugalUnknown language
  12. آلاف البرتغاليين يحتشدون في لشبونة احتجاجا على أزمة السكن ومشروع قانون الإيجارات
    en.royanews.tvJOJordan → PortugalArabic
  13. Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill
    theannapurnaexpress.comNPNepal → PortugalEnglish