
Evicted Spanish Pensioner Reaches Deal to Return Home as PM Pushes New Housing Law
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, can return to her Madrid home after a deal with the property's owners, her lawyer said, as protests over Spain's housing crisis continue.

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, can return to her Madrid home after a deal with the property's owners, her lawyer said, as protests over Spain's housing crisis continue.
Pedro Sanchez cited the case of an 87-year-old woman evicted from her Madrid home after 71 years as he pressed parliament to approve urgent housing measures.
Protesters are calling for a new housing model as the government works to finalize new measures.

Tens of thousands marched through Madrid over Spain's housing crisis after an elderly woman was evicted from her home.

Demonstrators gathered in the Spanish capital to demand government action after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman drew widespread public attention.
Thousands marched in Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from the apartment she had lived in all her life, demanding greater protections for tenants.
Demonstrators demanded stronger tenant protections after the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal fueled anger over Spain's rising housing costs.

The case of an elderly tenant evicted from her Madrid flat after a new owner raised the rent has drawn attention to Spain's deepening housing shortage.
Housing rights activists condemned the eviction of an elderly, disabled woman from the Retiro district apartment she had lived in for 71 years, after riot police used teargas to disperse protesters trying to block the action.