Madrid, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - 'Stunned' Madrid mourns pensioner who sparked housing protests

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2026-10-08

One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections. The death of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal on Wednesday drove a "stunned" Lopez to lay a candle on Thursday at an improvised shrine in the Spanish capital's Puerta del Sol square, the epicentre of the protests. "Thank you for everything, we will never for......

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