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Death of evicted 87-year-old Spanish woman triggers new protests

Original: Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction last month sparked mass housing protests and led to an early election, has died, according to a tenants' union. Thousands have taken to the streets over her death, renewing anger over the country's housing crisis and keeping pressure on politicians ahead of the vote.

Why now: Her death has reignited the protest movement over evictions and housing that already forced an early election.

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• Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, a tenants' union has said, as thousands demonstrated over her death. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/… · thejapantimes · 4

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