Maricarmen Abascal: how a disabled, evicted 87-year-old woman became a political football in Spain’s upcoming election
The Conversation · 14 Oct 2026

Maricarmen Abascal: how a disabled, evicted 87-year-old woman became a political football in Spain’s upcoming election

In Spain, an average of 44 evictions are carried out every day. While statistics like this are shocking, numbers alone rarely spark a revolution. Mass protest movements instead tend to rally around one compelling individual story. This was exactly what happened with 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, w


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