Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Her eviction became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, drawing tens of thousands into the streets and pushing the government toward early elections.
- On Tuesday, the Madrid Tenants' Union announced that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal had died following her forced eviction from her Madrid home in September. The union called her case "a turning point in the history of this country."
- Abascal had lived in Madrid's Retiro district for more than 70 years before her eviction on September 23. Her rent surged from $560 to $2,970, forcing her removal from the apartment.
- Hospitalized since her eviction, Abascal remained unable to finalize a return agreement the property fund eventually offered at a lower rate. She died before the arrangement could be completed.
- Her plight sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis, pressuring the government. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez consequently decided on Monday to call an early general election following mass demonstrations.
- Abascal became a symbol for Spain's housing crisis, her case representing the broader struggle over rental regulations and tenant protections. The Madrid Tenants' Union continues demanding systemic policy changes nationwide.
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Spanish pensioner Maricarmen, symbol of country's housing crisis, dead at 87
María del Carmen Abascal, a Spanish pensioner known widely as Maricarmen, died suddenly on Wednesday, two weeks after she was evicted from her apartment. Her death is set to reinvigorate the protest movement and further polarize Spain ahead of a national election next month, in which housing will be a central issue.
The expulsion of her house from Maricarmen Abascal, 87 years old, in Madrid, two weeks ago, had caused a political and social earthquake, even leading to early parliamentary elections. She died on Wednesday night in the hospital where she had been admitted.
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