MadridEvicted from her home of 71 years, Maricarmen Abascal died.
Her eviction on 23 September set off protests across Spain and a snap election.
Urbagestión bought the property in 2018 and raised her rent from about €500 to €2,650, the tenants’ union says.
“Maricarmen only wanted to die in her home,” said Eugenio Melchor, 22, a protester.
Spain votes 29 November, and Polymarket traders give Sánchez 23% to be next prime minister, up 9 points in a week.
How each outlet framed it
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- Mirror leans critical
- foregrounds symbolism and political cascade: family's 'they have killed her' quote, protesters camping, chant 'Maricarmen lives'
- The New York Times leans critical
- reconstructs fatal timeline: evicted Sept 23, exhaustion, condition worsened, deal to return 'came too late' after discharge
- MoneyControl leans critical
- cites rent escalation: €500→€2,650 (cut to €1,650 still above pension); three prior court blocks before forced eviction
- Yahoo News
- maps political outcome: eviction sparked early elections (Nov 29), housing central to debate, but 'cost to get here too high'
Sources: Mirror, The New York Times, MoneyControl, Yahoo News