Thousands march in Madrid to protest Spain’s housing crisis after eviction of 87-year-old woman
Organizers said 300,000 joined the march as the government weighs a package of rental protections and tighter eviction rules.
- Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal earlier this week, demanding greater protections for tenants facing displacement.
- Maricarmen Abascal was forced from her home of 70 years after a real estate firm raised rent by 275 per cent to €2,650, exemplifying Spain's acute housing shortage of 700,000 homes.
- Protester Enrique Ortega, a 38-year-old graphic designer, called the market "impossible," while engineer Irene Lopez said the situation "has become unsustainable." Government authorities estimated turnout at around 25,000; organizers claimed 300,000 participated.
- Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who pledged to make housing a priority last year, faces mounting pressure; the government expects to approve the "Maricarmen decree" with automatic contract renewals and eviction restrictions.
- With a general election due in 2027, political parties face increased pressure to act on housing; however, it remains unclear whether the government can pass the decree without a parliamentary majority.
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Thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday night to protest Spain's housing crisis. Demonstrators demanded stronger protections for tenants, rules against rental fraud and a ban on forced evictions when those affected are not provided with alternative housing. The protest was sparked by the case of 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal, who was forcibly evicted from a Madrid apartment she had lived in for about 70 years. After …
An 87-year-old pensioner has to leave her apartment in the Spanish capital against her will. The case triggers a mass demonstration for affordable housing and more tenant protection.
A massive protest took to the streets of Madrid against evictions and the housing crisis, following the case of an elderly woman who left her home after 70 years.
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