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Tens of thousands march in Madrid to mourn pensioner whose eviction sparked housing protests

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Briefings

Thousands of protesters gathered in Madrid on Thursday to honor the death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who died after her eviction in September triggered widespread housing protests and forced early government elections.

Key points

• Tens of thousands of protesters participated in a march in Madrid to mark the death of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old retiree.
• Abascal's eviction from her apartment in Madrid in September sparked a wave of housing protests that led the government to call early elections.

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Evidence covers only the Madrid march and its immediate political consequences; it does not detail the full scope of the housing protests or the specific timeline of the government's election decision.

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