Thousands march in Madrid to protest Spain’s housing crisis after eviction of 87-year-old woman
- 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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It was a protest for affordable housing in Spain.
<p>A massive protest erupts in Spain against the housing crisis after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman Tens of thousands of people protested after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the housing where she had lived for 71 years.</p>
Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in Madrid for the right to housing and against evictions.
Tens of thousands demonstrated in Madrid to protest the housing crisis, after an 87-year-old woman had been expelled from her apartment, where she had lived for decades, amid demands for the protection of tenants, restrictions on evictions and high rents.
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.
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