Maria del Carmen Abascal, symbol of Spain’s housing protests, dies aged 87
Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis
TL;DR
- Maria del Carmen Abascal, 87, a symbol of Spain's housing crisis, has died.
- Her eviction from a Madrid apartment after seven decades living there triggered nationwide protests.
- The protests highlighted soaring rents and house prices in Spain.
- Abascal's plight inspired a movement, with people across Spain demonstrating against the housing crisis.
- The wave of outrage led Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call a snap general election.
- The Spanish government has approved new housing decrees aimed at addressing the crisis.