“The housing market is killing us”: Maricarmen’s eviction reignites calls for solutions “beyond stopgap measures”

Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman with a disability, was evicted from her home in the Retiro district of Madrid, where she had resided for seven decades under a long-standing rental contract. The eviction has triggered widespread public indignation and renewed calls for structural housing policy reforms beyond temporary measures.

In response to public criticism regarding the conduct of riot police during the operation, police unions have issued statements defending the intervention. They have urged the public to consider the full context of the judicial orders rather than focusing solely on isolated images of the event.