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

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- France 24, 2026-10-09 06:45 UTC
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- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261009-tens-of-thousands-march-in-madrid-to-mourn-pensioner-whose-eviction-sparked-housing-protests

> Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Madrid on Thursday to commemorate 87-year-old retiree Maricarmen Abascal. Her eviction from her apartment in the Spanish capital in September triggered a wave of housing protests that led the government to call early elections.

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