Anger mounts in Spain as woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies
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María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home drew widespread attention, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. Her dramatic eviction last month had ignited mass housing protests across Spain, unleashing a political crisis that ultimately led to an early election.
Following news of her death, thousands of demonstrators gathered to protest. The Madrid tenants' union announced her passing, which has further escalated public anger and intensified national debate surrounding housing rights and political accountability in the country.
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France 24 (FR)Focuses on her death amidst a political crisis and hospitalisation.
France 24 (FR) [snippet 2]Highlights the tenants' union announcement and ongoing street demonstrations.
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