Spainโs housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87
The eviction of an 87-year-old from her Madrid home has highlighted a political paralysis that has thwarted efforts to resolve Spainโs chronic housing crisis, fuelling debate before next yearโs election. Maricarmen Abascalโs 70-year stay at her home in upmarket central Madrid ended on Wednesday when she left escorted on a stretcher, flanked by protesters on one side and police on the other โ a traumatic event broadcast live on TV. Unable to afford a 275-per cent increase to the monthly rent...