Thousands March in Madrid over Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman
Protesters called for stronger tenant protections after rent on her longtime apartment rose 275 percent, intensifying pressure on Spain’s government.
- On Saturday, thousands of protesters gathered at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid to demand stronger tenant protections and curb rising housing costs, chanting slogans against evictions.
- The protest follows Wednesday's eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her home of 70 years after a real estate firm raised her rent 275 percent to 2,650 euros .
- In a video message from her hospital bed, Abascal urged Spaniards to fight, stating, "I want what has happened to me to serve so that it does not happen to other people."
- Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to approve a package of measures dubbed the "Maricarmen decree" at the next cabinet meeting, including restrictions on evictions.
- While a similar bill failed earlier this year, it remains unclear whether Sanchez's government can pass the new package, as it currently lacks a parliamentary majority.
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The demonstration called this Saturday in Madrid for the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal ended in an impromptu camping in the Puerta del Sol. The march had left that square at 6:30 p.m. and, after passing through Cibeles, arrived in the vicinity of the Congress of Deputies. There, the Sindicato de Inquilinas called to ... Continue reading "Left radicals camp in Sol after the demonstration for the house and seek to reissue the 15M"
Thousands march in Spain over eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal
Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction earlier this week of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home, calling for greater protection for tenants. Images of Maricarmen Abascal being carried from her Madrid flat on a stretcher on Wednesday after police broke down her door have thrust Spain’s housing crisis back into the spotlight ahead of a general election due in 2027. Protesters rattled keys, blew whist…
Algemeen Dagblad
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets in Madrid again on Saturday evening to demonstrate, after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her home earlier this week after 71 years. She became the face of the housing crisis.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Spaniards have once again demonstrated en masse in Madrid against the eviction of an 87-year-old woman. The event has led to widespread anger and outrage in Spain.
In Madrid, an investor increases the rent of an 87-year-old woman drastically - to 2650 euros a month. The senior cannot pay for this and is forced to get out of her apartment. The case triggers a wave of protest in Spain.
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