Death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after Madrid eviction sparks protests and political crisis in Spain

Summary

María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman evicted from her Madrid home where she had lived for decades, has died in hospital. No official cause of death has been established. Her eviction, carried out by an international investment fund seeking higher rent, sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis. Following her death, further demonstrations erupted, with protesters chanting that she had been 'murdered' by landlord greed. The incident prompted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call an early general election for November 29 and announce a nationwide general strike. Parliament rejected government housing decrees aimed at curbing evictions and limiting rent pressures. The real estate company eventually agreed to let her return to the apartment, but the solution came too late.

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• aol.co.uk
  • Spanish pensioner evicted from home dies aged 87 after sparking huge protests - AOL2026-10-08
• winnipegfreepress.com
  • Death of 87-year-old Maricarmen is reenergizing Spain's protests to stop evictions2026-10-08
• durangoherald.com
  • Spain’s PM offers condolences after reported death of 87-year-old whose eviction sparked protests2026-10-07
• theguardian.com
  • Can Sánchez convince Spanish voters he is their best hope for fairer housing?2026-10-08
• the-messenger.com
  • Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital2026-10-07
• panow.com
  • Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital2026-10-07
• perthnow.com.au
  • Woman, 87, at centre of Spain's housing protests dies2026-10-07
• clickorlando.com
  • Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital2026-10-07
• illawarramercury.com.au
  • Woman, 87, at centre of Spain's housing protests dies2026-10-07
• newcastleherald.com.au
  • Woman, 87, at centre of Spain's housing protests dies2026-10-08
• bostonherald.com
  • Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital2026-10-08
• links.org.au
  • Spain’s housing crisis explodes2026-10-08
• krdo.com
  • Evicted 87-year-old who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis has died2026-10-08
• en.shafaqna.com
  • Maricarmen Abascal Eviction: Spanish Woman Dies at 872026-10-08
• padovanews.it
  • Spagna, morta Maricarmen Abascal: il suo sfratto aveva acceso la protesta per la casa – Padovanews2026-10-08
• moneycontrol.com
  • Who was Maricarmen? 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide housing protests dies- Moneycontrol.com2026-10-08
• news.az
  • Spain2026-10-08
• arynews.tv
  • Spanish woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies at 872026-10-08
• ktep.org
  • Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died2026-10-08
• cyprus-mail.com
  • Spanish woman, 87, dies after eviction that sparked mass protests2026-10-08

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