
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.

Demonstrators angered by Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of a pensioner kept up pressure on the government ahead of a key cabinet meeting, France 24 reports.

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.
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.