WorldPublished: 7 October 2026 at 21:56
Woman, 87, whose eviction triggered snap election in Spain has died
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home sparked protests and ultimately a snap election in Spain has died. A tenants' union announced her death.
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her home set off protests in Spain has died. Those protests later led to a snap election in the country.
The death was reported by a tenants' union. The available report does not give the circumstances, the date or any other details.
Her eviction became a flashpoint in the wider debate over housing in Spain, and the protests that followed it ended in an early vote.
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