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María del Carmen Abascal had lived in her apartment in Retiro, Madrid, for over 70 years before a sharp rent increase following a change of ownership in 2018 meant she could no longer afford to stay.
María del Carmen Abascal, as her real name was, died on Wednesday, two weeks after being evicted from her home in Madrid.
The 87-year-old woman had lived in the same apartment in the exclusive Retiro area for over 70 years, but after a shock rent increase when the property changed hands in 2018, she could no longer afford it.
The case sparked mass demonstrations against the housing crisis in Spain, culminating in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calling new elections after failing to get his proposed measures through.
The tenants' association in Madrid calls Maricarmen's fate "a turning point in the country's history".
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The housing issue will be a central issue in the upcoming new elections in Spain.
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A survey from DN/Ipsos shows that centrist voters want Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to become a ministerial colleague with Magdalena Andersson, while many social democrats would be dissatisfied if the Left Party is not allowed to be in the government.

Denmark's Justice Minister Nicolai Wammen expresses anger that a Swedish police officer and family man was subjected to violence by a man with previous convictions for attempted murder and rape, and announces a bill to toughen the punishment for repeat offenders. Danish People's Party criticizes the Danish legislation as 'sugar-sweet' and demands that the man's Danish citizenship be revoked. The man, who came to Denmark from Congo-Kinshasa as an infant, was sentenced to one year in prison for beating to death by a Swedish police officer.

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