Mallorca candidate targets housing costs and mass tourism

Mallorca’s housing costs take centre stage: Carme Gomila switches on an election poster at a bus stop in Palma, Mallorca, on 12 November to launch her campaign for the 29 November vote. The Ara Més-Front Ampli candidate for Spain’s Congress says her party wants to end property speculation, curb mass tourism and protect people’s ability to live in the Balearic Islands.

The poster appears on a lit screen in Marqués de la Sènia street. Gomila says people work long hours but still cannot afford a flat, and face a choice between food and rent. She points to Wednesday’s protests over housing and decent pay, and calls on people to vote.

Gomila also takes aim at the Socialist Party. She says it calls for less tourism in the Balearic Islands while expanding airports from Madrid. Her party, she says, wants to bring everyday problems to Congress with a voice of its own for the islands.

Topics: Housing · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com