Madrid housing protests enter third day after pensioner's eviction
More than 600 protesters are camping at Puerta del Sol and pressing Spain’s government for new tenant protections and limits on evictions.
- 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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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.
Thousands of Spaniards are demonstrating for Maricarmen Abascal and for stronger protections for tenants. At the same time, the government is rushing to propose new housing regulations.
The demonstrators began Monday, September 28, their third day of camp in front of the headquarters of the Madrid Community administration to protest against the expulsion of an octogenary and to demand a...
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