
Thousands marched in Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her lifelong home, demanding stronger tenant protections amid Spain's housing crisis ahead of the 2027 general election.
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Spain is facing a housing crisis with rising costs and frequent evictions, which has intensified public debate ahead of the 2027 general election.
Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction earlier this week of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home, calling for greater protection for tenants.
Images of Maricarmen Abascal being carried from her Madrid flat on a stretcher on Wednesday after police broke down her door have thrust Spain’s housing crisis back into the spotlight ahead of a general election due in 2027.
Protesters rattled keys, blew whistles, chanted slogans and held banners calling for measures to curb rising housing costs and make evictions more difficult as they marched through central Madrid.
“You could be the next Maricarmen,” read one banner.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Housing reform will be a key issue in Spain's 2027 general election campaigns.
Likely · Within months

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