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Thousands of protesters honour Maricarmen Abascal’s life, while tributes in Spanish parliament spark debate.
Protesters gather after the death of Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
Abascal became a symbol of Spain's housing crisis on September 23, 2026, when she was evicted from her longtime Madrid home on a stretcher after the real estate firm that owned the apartment drastically hiked the rent. [Thomas Coex/AFP]
Abascal had been hospitalised after being carried out of her apartment, where she had lived for seven decades. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered his condolences in a post on X. [Thomas Coex/AFP]
After Abascal's eviction, the Madrid Tenants' Union organised protests and encampments in central Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, drawing tens of thousands of demonstrators, before they spread to dozens of other cities. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
A man lights a candle after the death of Abascal at the age of 87. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
Trade unions have announced a nationwide general strike over housing on November 11, a few weeks before snap elections in which rising rents and evictions have become major campaign topics. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
The country's two largest unions, the General Union of Workers (UGT) and Workers' Commissions (CCOO), said the planned strike date still needs to be ratified by other unions. It would be the first general strike jointly backed by Spain's two largest unions in 14 years. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
Spain has a deficit of about 750,000 homes, which is set to grow to more than 1 million by 2028, according to the Bank of Spain. The average rental price of 1,176 euros ($1,315) is equivalent to about 98.7 percent of a young person's average monthly salary in Spain, Youth Council of Spain figures show. [Thomas Coex/AFP]
In addition to the protests, the failure last week by Spain's government to pass emergency measures in parliament aimed at tackling the housing crisis prompted Sanchez to call early elections for November 29. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
Police officers cordon off parliament in Madrid as protesters gather after the death of Abascal. [Bernat Armangue/AP Photo]
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