Spain’s Housing Crisis Triggers Protests and Snap Election

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1. 23-09-2026
   Madrid Eviction Exposes Spain’s Housing Crisis

   3 articles

   The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than 70 years has become a high-profile symbol of Spain’s housing crisis. After an investment firm acquired the property in 2018, her rent reportedly rose from €500 to as much as…
2. 26-09-2026
   Maricarmen’s Eviction Sparks Spain Housing Protests

   4 articles

   The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for 70 years has become a rallying point in Spain’s housing crisis. After police broke down her door, images of her being carried out on a stretcher spread widely and helped draw tens of …
3. 27-09-2026
   Maricarmen’s Eviction Ignites Spain’s Housing Protests

   9 articles

   The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen “Maricarmen” Abascal from her Madrid apartment after roughly seven decades there has become a rallying point for anger over Spain’s housing crisis. Her family had rented the Retiro home since 1956; after a change of ownership, the Madr…
4. 29-09-2026
   Abascal Eviction Fuels Spain’s Housing Reform Push

   7 articles

   The forced eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her long-term Madrid home became a rallying point in Spain’s housing crisis, prompting large demonstrations and intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority coalition. Abascal’s lawyer says an agreemen…
5. 02-10-2026
   Spain’s Housing Vote Deepens Political Crisis

   8 articles

   Spain’s Congress rejected two emergency housing decrees from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority government, dealing a major setback to its efforts to address soaring rents and tenant insecurity. The measures included protections against evicting vulnerable tenants, extension…
6. 03-10-2026
   Spain’s Housing Crisis Sparks Nationwide Protests

   8 articles

   Tens of thousands of people rallied in Madrid and more than 50 other Spanish cities demanding affordable housing, lower rents and stronger tenant protections after parliament rejected two emergency housing decrees proposed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority government. Th…
7. 05-10-2026
   Spain’s Snap Election Puts Housing and Europe at Stake

   10 articles

   Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29, bringing the vote forward from 2027 after his minority coalition suffered a parliamentary defeat over housing measures. The rejected proposals included extending rental contracts, limiting ev…