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Madrid Eviction of 87-Year-Old Sparks Protests, Pressures Sanchez Housing Pledge
Le Monde·ES·1 day ago
Protests over housing affordability have spread across Spain following the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid, with 20,000+ demonstrators disrupting traffic in Barcelona during PM Sánchez's visit. The movement signals rising political pressure on Sánchez's coalition to address housing policy, though no concrete policy shift has been announced. The episode underscores a growing domestic political vulnerability for the government.