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MADRID, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of various cities in Spain on Saturday to demand help for renters, a day after lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation’s housing affordability crisis.
The eviction of one particularly vulnerable woman, Maricarmen, has set off street protests in Madrid over predatory landlords and soaring rental costs.
The forced eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal has sparked mass protests in Spain against high rents. The retiree is now allowed to return to her Madrid apartment — but the fight for affordable housing continues.