Madrid, Sept 23, 2026 (AFP) - Spanish PM slams housing crisis 'tragedy' after pensioner evicted

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2026-09-23

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned an unacceptable "tragedy" on Wednesday after an 87-year-old Madrid pensioner was evicted from her life-long home in one of the harshest expressions of Spain's chronic housing crisis. Maricarmen had resided for 70 years in the upmarket central Retiro neighbourhood, next to the popular UNESCO-listed park of the same name, and always paid her rent, supporters say. She had spent years in a legal battle against a......

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