The PNV will back Pedro Sánchez's first housing decree again, giving it a possible route through the Diputación Permanente. The party still rejects the second text because it would allow indefinite rental contracts.
At the PNV headquarters in Bilbao, Maribel Vaquero confirmed that the Basque party will support Pedro Sánchez's first housing decree again. The decision came after Sánchez presented both measures from Moncloa. Congress had already rejected them.
The first decree can now go before the Diputación Permanente. The PNV will vote against the second text, which proposed indefinite rental contracts. Its position may let the first measure pass without Junts per Catalunya.
The changed balance follows the dissolution of the Cortes Generales. That changed the numbers.
The PNV still calls the decree a patch, not a full answer to the housing crisis. It supports the text because it regulates seasonal rentals and closes what Vaquero called one of the main gaps in the Housing Law.
Для покупок жилья по цене ниже 70% рыночной оценочной стоимости ограничения для так называемых «стервятниковых фондов» будут действовать до 31 декабря 2028 года.
The measure also protects small property owners. It limits home purchases by vulture funds, according to the PNV's explanation. Those provisions were enough for the party to keep the same voting position it took in Congress last week.
The second decree remains unacceptable because it would create indefinite rents.
The numbers decide it.
The Diputación Permanente has 69 members. The full chamber has 350 deputies. Junts per Catalunya is no longer needed for the first decree if the earlier positions hold.
Sumar, ERC, EH Bildu, Coalición Canaria, Podemos, BNG and Compromís are not expected to change the votes that backed the measure in Congress.
При сохранении прежних позиций первый декрет может пройти в постоянной депутатской комиссии с перевесом 35 голосов против 34. Второй текст, напротив, может быть отклонён соотношением 34 против 35; комиссия должна принять или отклонить правительственные декреты в течение 30 дней.
Democrata reports that the first decree could pass by 35 votes to 34. The government therefore no longer needs Junts to validate it. The second decree could fail by 34 votes to 35.
The PNV's choice also reflects the political fight in the Basque Country. Some of Aitor Esteban's voters may resist stronger intervention in the housing market. EH Bildu has already offered its seats for the proposed regulation without conditions.
Rejecting both decrees would have given the PNV's main rival another argument. The party chose a narrower path.
The first decree extends some protections against the eviction of vulnerable households until 2030. It limits speculative purchases by investment funds. It also creates tax incentives for owners and tenants.
Europa Press reports that the seasonal-rental rules require landlords and tenants to state a real temporary reason for the arrangement. These contracts generally last more than 31 days and no more than 12 months. Without proper grounds, or after certain repeated extensions, the contract may be reclassified as a permanent-home rental.
Vaquero said the PNV wants more housing supply as well as rent controls. She repeated that the group would have preferred a bill. That route would have allowed a fuller parliamentary debate.
The party has not said whether Sánchez added any specific amendment requested by the PNV before sending the text to the Diputación Permanente.
The Partido Popular, Vox and Junts first defeated the government's package. The government submitted the measures again after parliament was dissolved. The permanent commission then took on the parliamentary functions normally handled by the full Congress.
RTVE's account of the decree also points to the delay in moving toward indefinite rental arrangements. That delay is the main reason the PNV rejects the second text.
ABC reports that the procedure is unprecedented in Spain. The government is seeking approval from the Diputación Permanente for a text that the full Congress had already rejected.
The PNV has not decided whether the move amounts to a legal circumvention. Its public position is narrower. The political situation is not the one it wanted. It is the situation created by the election call.
The wider electoral setting has already changed the parliamentary calculation, as shown by the election landscape. Sánchez is not facing the same vote for a second time. The chamber's composition has changed, and the government's dependence on Junts per Catalunya has weakened.
The PNV's decision gives Sánchez a narrow opening. The first decree combines rent rules with measures the party can defend to small owners. The second crosses its political line with indefinite contracts.
Calling the measure a patch is not the same as rejecting it. Sánchez has won a temporary parliamentary rescue, not a settled housing policy.
