Thousands march in Spain over eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal

South China Morning Post Saturday 26 September 2026, 20:18 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read

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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 Spain’s 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... [Image text:] IZQUIERDA REVOLUCIONARIA MARICARMEN NO ESTAS SOLA TIENE EXPROPIAR A LOS RENTISTAS HUELGA GENERAL YA Daaa CPROPLARA LOMENTESTAS MUELGA GENERAL 7 EXPROPIAR LOS RENTISTAS jHUELGA GENER IZQUIERDA-MREVO

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