politics Madrid, Spain
Spain housing crisis sparks protests, failed decrees and snap election after eviction death
87years
María del Carmen Abascal was 87 years old when she was evicted
Maricarmen Abascal’s eviction helped trigger nationwide housing protests before her death in hospital on October 7. Sánchez began campaigning for the November 29 snap election after failed housing decrees, while unions called a November 11 general strike.
- Madrid
- Spain
- María del Carmen Abascal
- Madrid Tenants' Union
- Urbagestión
- Pedro Sánchez
- Together for Catalonia
- People's Party (Spain)
- Vox
- Barcelona
- Workers' General Union
- Workers' Commissions
33 sourcesabc.net.au, BBC News, The Guardian, NPR, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle +3Updated
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- 70,000 →20,000people
People attended the housing protest in Madrid
3 of 10 sources“A provisional estimate by the central government's delegation in the Madrid region put their number at 20,000.”
- 20,000peopleFRANCE 24
- 20,000peopleAl Jazeera
- 70,000peopleThe Guardian
- 70,000peopleAl Jazeera
- 20,000peopleabc.net.au
- 70,000peopleThe Guardian
- 10,000peopleFRANCE 24
- 100peopleDeutsche Welle
- 200peopleFRANCE 24
- 10,000peopleabc.net.au