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Maricarmen, face of Spain's housing crisis, dies after eviction
Maricarmen. the 87-year-old pensioner in Spain whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, has died. She was forcibly removed from her Madrid apartment last month after the company that bought the building hiked her rent. After massive public outcry, the landlord had agreed to allow her back into he
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All six outlets center Maricarmen’s death and the fact that her eviction had become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, with Sky News, NPR, Channel 4 News, Democracy Now!, France 24 and Fox News all linking it to nationwide protests. NPR alone adds that the eviction also “unleashed a political crisis,” while Sky News says it was partly responsible for a snap election. Fox News is the only outlet to mention she was carried out on a stretcher, and Democracy Now! is the only one to note she died just hours before a planned rental agreement signing.
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