Anger mounts in Spain as woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies

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Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants' union said on Wednesday, as thousands demonstrated over her death.

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  • Maricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants' union said on Wednesday, as thousands demonstrated over her death.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:56:39 UTC.

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  1. France's school protests: What lies behind the anger

  2. Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died

  3. Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies

  4. Anger mounts in Spain as woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies

  5. Photos: Protests erupt after 87-year-old evicted woman dies in Madrid

  6. School protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to act

  7. French high school protests continue despite PM’s promise of action – Europe live

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