A closer look at “Evicted Spanish Pensioner Returns Home as PM Pushes New Housing Law”, exactly as the source publishes it. A Madrid pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests can return home after a deal with the property's owners, her lawyer said on Monday. The case of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal thrust Spain's housing crisis to the forefront of political debate. Demonstrators had set up roughly 100 tents in Madrid's emblematic Puerta del Sol. The eviction last Wednesday ignited outrage over unaffordable housing, which has been a running sore for years.
The government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is now seeking to pass a new housing law to address the crisis. The deal allowing Abascal to return home is a temporary victory for activists, but they say systemic issues remain. The protests have piled pressure on the government to act. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.