Housing: Assunção Cristas rejects blame and targets the PS while Carneiro demands to halt new law

The political dispute over housing legislation reignites as Assunção Cristas defends the 2012 rental law, blaming the Socialist Party for current housing prices. Cristas argues that the law was undermined by the PS during its governance. Meanwhile, PS leader José Luís Carneiro criticizes the 2012 law and calls for halting new rental legislation, claiming it would worsen housing insecurity for vulnerable groups. He emphasizes the need for budget proposals to alleviate living costs and suggests expediting local licensing for construction instead of reducing tenant protections.