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Madrid housing protests escalate: 'Either profiteering falls or government falls'
Capital.grLO·ES·about 16 hours ago
Thousands demonstrated in Madrid against the eviction of an 87-year-old woman who had lived in her apartment for 70 years, reflecting broader public anger over Spain's housing crisis. The protest signals rising political pressure on tenant protections, though no immediate policy change has been announced. The incident highlights the social and political salience of housing affordability in Spain.