Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Her eviction over a steep rent increase became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis and helped drive nationwide protests and an early election.
- On Tuesday, the Madrid Tenants' Union announced that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal had died following her forced eviction from her Madrid home in September. The union called her case "a turning point in the history of this country."
- Abascal had lived in Madrid's Retiro district for more than 70 years before her eviction on September 23. Her rent surged from $560 to $2,970, forcing her removal from the apartment.
- Hospitalized since her eviction, Abascal remained unable to finalize a return agreement the property fund eventually offered at a lower rate. She died before the arrangement could be completed.
- Her plight sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis, pressuring the government. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez consequently decided on Monday to call an early general election following mass demonstrations.
- Abascal became a symbol for Spain's housing crisis, her case representing the broader struggle over rental regulations and tenant protections. The Madrid Tenants' Union continues demanding systemic policy changes nationwide.
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Pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants' union said on Wednesday, as thousands demonstrated over her death. Abascal had been in hospital for severe anxiety and exhaustion since her eviction on September 23 from her home of more than 70 years, when police and social workers removed her by stretcher. Her case ignit…
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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old Madrid tenant whose eviction sparked protests, died in hospital on Wednesday. Her death has intensified outrage over Spain’s housing crisis and renewed pressure on political leaders.
The Spanish retired woman, whose expulsion triggered protests against the housing crisis and early elections, died on Wednesday.
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