Overview
- A demonstration called by Málaga para Vivir moved from Plaza de la Merced through Alcazabilla, La Aduana, Cortina del Muelle and Calle Larios to Plaza de la Constitución on Saturday, with organizers framing the action around rising rents and stagnant wages.
- Organizers say the Subdelegación del Gobierno imposed limits that forced a fully pedestrian, shorter route that did not interrupt vehicular traffic, a change they say reduced the march’s usual visual impact.
- Spokespeople for Málaga para Vivir also complained that the city council did not provide electricity or technical support for the manifesto reading at Plaza de la Constitución, which the group says hindered their ability to reach a wider audience.
- Coverage reports large turnout but gives different counts: the Subdelegación del Gobierno put attendance at about 4,500 while the platform estimated tens of thousands, and the movement signaled plans to escalate tactics including a possible general strike for housing rights.
- The march is the group’s fourth major action in the city and follows earlier longer routes aimed at engaging neighborhood residents as activists press for policy changes to address what they call a deep housing affordability crisis.