87-Year-Old Woman Whose Eviction Sparked Protests Dies
Her eviction from a Madrid apartment fueled nationwide anger over rising rents and pushed the government to promise action on housing.
- Maria Del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide housing protests, died Wednesday, the Tenants Union announced. Her removal had become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis.
- Abascal faced eviction after her building's owner raised rent from 500 euros to 1,650 euros, far exceeding her 1,300 euros monthly pension. She had lived in the apartment for over 70 years.
- Pope Leo XIV recently questioned how a system allows the eviction of vulnerable residents, while Protesters have carried signs with slogans such as 'Not even one more Maricarmen!' demanding political action.
- Following parliament's rejection of emergency housing decrees, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an early election for November 29. Sanchez faces growing unpopularity amid political challenges.
- The Tenants Union announced a nationwide general strike over housing issues for November 11 following her passing. Demonstrators continue camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square demanding political action.
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87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests dies
MADRID (AP): María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while being hospitalised. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez led the way on social media offering his condolences after housing activists and Abascal’s lawyer announced her death. Known widely as ‘Maricarmen’, she had become a symbol for renters st…
The resident of Madrid, Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction led to massive protests in Spain, died at the age of 87; Abascal lived in an apartment in Spain ' s capital for 70 years and paid 500 euros for it for years.
Woman, 87, dies after being carried from home of 70 years on stretcher during eviction in Spain - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The death of an 87-year-old woman who was evicted from her longtime home has intensified a political crisis in Spain, where nationwide protests over soaring housing costs have helped force an early election. María del Carmen Abascal, known as “Maricarmen,” died Wednesday after being hospitalized following her [...]
Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests
Protests and anger have grown across Spain after the death of an 87-year-old woman in the wake of her eviction from her home. Maricarmen Abascal was thrown out of her home of seven decades in what became the "cause celebre" of Spain's housing crisis. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.
The woman was admitted to a hospital after the eviction and died on Wednesday.
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