Thousands of Spaniards march to mark death of octogenarian at heart of housing protests
The march drew 20,000 people, officials said, as protesters linked her eviction to Spain's housing crisis and early election.
- On Thursday, thousands of Spaniards marched through Madrid to honor 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her home sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis.
- An investment fund purchased the building where Abascal lived for more than 70 years, triggering rent increases beyond her pension income; she died Wednesday in hospital after her September 23 eviction.
- Demonstrators chanted that she had been "murdered" by greedy landlords, with government estimates putting protest attendance at 20,000 and a CIS survey finding 79% of Spaniards prioritize housing rights over market commodities.
- After parliament rejected emergency housing decrees last week, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap general election for November 29, triggering political maneuvering.
- The People's Party refused to hold a minute of silence for Abascal, while citizens like 67-year-old retiree Manuel Martin criticized the political class as "inept.
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In Spain, tens of thousands of people have reacted with new protests to the death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
Thousands of Spaniards march to mark death of octogenarian at heart of housing protests
MADRID — Thousands of Spaniards marched through central Madrid on Thursday to mark the death of the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home ignited protests across the country and led to a snap election next month.
Madrid. More than 20,000 people marched in Madrid this Thursday in mourning for the death of Maricarmen Abascal, the octogenarian who was evicted from her house on September 23rd and who has become the symbol of resistance of the movement against speculation in housing.
Thousands march in Madrid for pensioner who became face of Spain’s housing crisis
MADRID, Oct 9 — Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid yesterday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked national housing protests that culminated...
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