Death of Maricarmen, 87, whose eviction sparked Spain's housing protests, is reenergizing the movement

Summary

The eviction of María del Carmen Abascal, 87, from her Madrid home sparked protests across Spain, with protesters demanding government help for renters; her case drew tens of thousands of people to the streets and led the prime minister to call for early elections after failing to pass measures to address the country's housing crisis, according to the Los Angeles Times. Maricarmen, who had spent most of her life in the apartment her family had rented decades before in downtown Madrid, died in hospital, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed condolences. Her death is reenergizing Spain's protests to stop evictions.

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