It became a symbol of the housing crisis. He could not return to his home where he lived for 70 years.

Protests that started in Madrid, the capital of Spain, after 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal was forced out of her house by the police after she could no longer pay her exorbitant rent, spread throughout the country.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the housing crisis in the country. The harsh reaction from society forced the real estate company to step back. A compromise was reached that allowed Abascal, who has become a worldwide symbol of the housing crisis and the actions against it, to return to his home under the same rental agreement conditions. However, Maricarmen Abascal could not return to her home of 70 years.

The statement about Abascal's death was made by the Madrid Tenants Union. The Union announced that the 87-year-old woman died in the hospital in Madrid where she was treated. The statement stated that Abascal's struggle was "a turning point in the history of Spain."

Following the news of his death, protesters gathered in Sol Square in Madrid, the capital of Spain, to commemorate Abascal. Thousands of people carrying Abascal's photographs lit candles and prayed.

MINORITY GOVERNMENT SHOCKED

Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from the house by police because she could no longer afford the rent after the astronomical price increase made by the investment fund that bought the house where she had been living for 70 years.

After the incident was heard, the demonstrations that started in Madrid grew like an avalanche and spread throughout Spain. The real estate investment fund had to take a step back, but the actions that turned into housing crisis protests did not end.

The protests, attended by hundreds of thousands of people, deeply shook the Spanish government. The left-wing coalition government has prepared two decrees aimed at protecting tenants and easing the housing crisis. However, the parliament rejected these decrees.