Politics
Death of evicted 87-year-old deepens Spain's housing crisis protests
October 8, 2026 at 08:39 AM · Updated 8d ago
7 reports · 4 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 16 hours
BNBBC News
Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis
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TGThe Guardian
Thousands to march in Madrid after death of evicted pensioner Maricarmen
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TGThe Guardian
Can Sánchez convince Spanish voters he is their best hope for fairer housing?
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MAMasrawy
تصاعد الاحتجاجات في إسبانيا بسبب وفاة مسنة بعد إخلائها قسرا من منزلها
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
إسبانيا تنعى "ماريكارمن" شرارة الاحتجاجات وتنتفض على الجشع العقاري
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BABBC Arabic
وفاة متقاعدة إسبانية أثار إخلاؤها من منزلها احتجاجات في أنحاء البلاد، بحسب نقابة
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SNSky News Arabia
غضب السكن يتصاعد في إسبانيا.. دعوة لإضراب عام قبل الانتخابات
(opens the publisher’s site)The death of Maricarmen Abascal, evicted last month from her Madrid flat, has sharpened housing protests and propelled Spain toward early elections.
- Madrid's tenants' union announced Abascal's death Wednesday, weeks after her September 23 eviction from the flat she had rented for over 70 years.
- Hundreds have camped at Madrid's Puerta del Sol, while tens of thousands have marched across Spain against rising housing costs.
- Unions UGT and CCOO called a general strike for November 11, demanding affordable rents and housing amid the crisis.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called early elections for November 29 after parliament rejected two government housing decrees.
- Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo criticized Sánchez's late focus on the housing crisis, his party leading in polls.
- Sánchez argued the public overwhelmingly supports state intervention in the housing market amid the crisis.
- Protesters blame vulture funds, investment firms and platforms like Airbnb for the soaring rents at the heart of the crisis.