Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Spaniards face a choice between a reactionary coalition that does not care about rights and the current government, which he said has brought Spain to its highest level of economic growth. Spain heads to a snap election on 29 November.

Eeuronews2026-10-14 07:30

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square, calling for political action to stop evictions and ease the housing crisis.

RReuters2026-10-13 07:14

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square, urging the Spanish government to halt evictions and ease the housing crisis.

RReuters2026-10-12 13:42

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol, urging the Spanish government to halt evictions and ease the housing crisis.

RReuters2026-10-12 11:10

Protesters are camping in central Madrid’s Puerta del Sol, calling for political action to stop evictions and ease the housing crisis.

RReuters2026-10-12 02:44

Spain's general election is scheduled for November 29, but campaigning is already under way. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his main conservative challenger, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, held pre-election rallies aimed at each other's key vulnerabilities.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-11 10:23

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez began campaigning on Saturday for a snap vote, seeking another unlikely comeback. Housing protests that have shaken the country are dominating the campaign.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-11 08:37

Hundreds marched in Barcelona on Friday, urging a general strike on November 11. The call followed the eviction last month of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her Madrid home; she died on Wednesday.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-10 04:59

Frustration over Spain’s housing crisis has fueled mass demonstrations. They began last month after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted; she died this week, two weeks after being forced from her home. Parliament rejected government proposals to protect tenants and freeze rents, leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call early elections. He is also under growing pressure over immigration and corruption investigations.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-09 17:30

Housing activists protested in Barcelona in tribute to 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain. Madrid’s tenants’ union said she died this week; news of her death prompted renewed demonstrations demanding action on the housing crisis.

RReuters2026-10-09 17:07

Tens of thousands marched in Madrid on Thursday to honor Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old pensioner whose eviction set off national housing protests that culminated in an early-election call. Her death on Wednesday brought mourners to tears and anger at Puerta del Sol, where hundreds are camping in protest.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-09 13:51

Protesters in Madrid gathered to remember 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal. Her eviction from the home where she had lived for years sparked a nationwide housing protest movement, and demonstrators say her death will reinforce their resolve to continue the campaign.

Eeuronews2026-10-09 07:08

Protesters are expected to leave their downtown Madrid encampment and march to the former home of Maricarmen Abascal, who died the previous day. Her eviction last month sparked protests across Spain and led to an early election being called for next month.

RReuters2026-10-08 20:39

Protests and anger have spread across Spain following the death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal after she was evicted from the home where she had lived for seven decades. Her case became a cause célèbre in the country’s housing crisis.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 20:35

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, spent her final days in hospital after being evicted from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for more than 70 years. Before she died, she urged protesters to keep fighting. Her case has prompted Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election and raised questions about the political response to Spain’s housing crisis.

DDW News2026-10-08 19:35

Protesters are expected to march from their camp in central Madrid to the former home of Maricarmen Abascal. She died a day earlier, after her eviction last month, at age 87, sparked protests across Spain and led to an early election being called for next month.

RReuters2026-10-08 19:05

María del Carmen Abascal was evicted from her Madrid home, prompting protests across Spain. Widely known as “Maricarmen,” she had become a symbol of renters struggling with the country’s housing affordability crisis.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-08 17:09

Protesters are camping in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol to oppose housing shortages and soaring rents. An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked the demonstrations died after hospitalization for severe anxiety and exhaustion.

RReuters2026-10-08 15:32

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was evicted last month from the home where she had lived for more than 70 years after it was bought by an investment fund. Her eviction sparked nationwide protests. Some protesters say they believe the stress of being evicted led to her death.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 13:43

María del Carmen Abascal, 87, has died after becoming a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis when her eviction sparked nationwide protests. About 10,000 people marched in Madrid with signs including “Shame” and “We’re all Maricarmen.” An investment firm that bought her apartment sought to raise her rent by 230%.

GGuardian News2026-10-08 12:59

Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said Wednesday. Thousands demonstrated over her death.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:56

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction prompted protests across Spain has died. María del Carmen Abascal, known as Maricarmen, became a symbol of the housing crisis after being removed from her Madrid home of 70 years. Her case sparked nationwide protests, and a snap election has been called for next month.

DDW News2026-10-08 09:14

Protesters gather at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol to mourn Maria del Carmen Abascal after her death in a hospital. Known as Maricarmen, she was 87, and her eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests and a political crisis.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-08 08:21

Madrid’s tenants union says Maricarmen Abascal has died at 87. Unable to afford steep rent increases, she was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her home of more than 70 years on 23 September. Her eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis and a political row that led to early elections.

BBBC News2026-10-08 08:07