Madrid housing protests enter third day after pensioner's eviction
More than 600 protesters camped in Puerta del Sol, demanding stronger tenant protections and a new housing decree after her rent was raised 275%.
- On Monday, protesters entered their third day camped in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza, demanding stronger tenant protections following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
- Tensions erupted last week after police removed Abascal on a stretcher from her Retiro home of seven decades, following an investment fund's eviction order that allowed just 30 minutes to leave.
- On Saturday, 30,000 people marched through Madrid to protest housing conditions, with marchers carrying banners declaring, "Speculators go home" and "Housing is for living."
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated Sunday the government plans a housing decree by Tuesday for immediate tenant relief, while regional president Isabel Diaz Ayuso blamed Sanchez's government for eight years of housing inaction.
- The Tenants' Union is coordinating further protests across Spain as the unrest unfolds against a 750,000-home deficit and rents that have doubled over the past decade.
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Hundreds of people spent the night in the square after a protest motivated by the eviction of Maricarmen, a 87-year-old woman who was evicted
Elderly woman’s eviction sets off huge public outcry in Madrid
Dozens of housing protesters remain camped out in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square following a massive weekend march demanding government action on Spain’s housing crisis. The demonstrations were sparked by the controversial September 23 eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her home of 70 years. Organizers are pushing for structural changes, including a freeze on...
Over the last few days, thousands of people have protested in Madrid about the right to housing. The demonstrations led to a camp in the center of the Spanish capital, following the eviction of Maricarmen, 87 years old, from the house where he lived seven decades, by an investment fund that bought the apartment.
A popular revolt against Spain's impossible housing market is simmering — with an elderly woman as the “spiritual leader”. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promises lightning intervention, but the question is whether it is already too late.
PROTESTS intensified last week after police carried 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on a stretcher from her Madrid apartment, where she had lived for more than seven decades.
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