Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
- 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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The fate of the Spanish Maricarmen Abascal, who was brought out of her home by the police after 70 years, has triggered mass protests. What many had feared has occurred.
Maricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her escape, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.
An elderly woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis and a political conflict that led to snap elections has died, according to a Madrid tenants' union.
Maricarmen: Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain's housing protests dies
An 87-year-old Madrid woman whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections died on Wednesday, a tenants' union said.
The fate of the Spanish Maricarmen Abascal, who was brought out of her home by the police after 70 years, has triggered mass protests. What many had feared has occurred.
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