Thousands protest in Madrid against Spainโs housing crisis
Thousands of protesters in Madrid demand answers after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
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Thousands of protesters in Madrid demand answers after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction earlier this week of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home, calling for greater protection for tenants. Images of Maricarmen Abascal being carried from her Madrid flat on a stretcher on Wednesday after police broke down her door have thrust Spainโs housing crisis back into the spotlight ahead of a general election due in 2027. Protesters rattled keys, blew whistles, chanted slogans and held banners calling for...
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...
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