Evicted woman who triggered Spain's snap elections has died | ABC NEWS

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María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, has died in hospital. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his condolences after the death was reported. "All my love to Maricarmen's family and loved ones," he said in a post on X. "A hug as well to all of us who feel this loss as our own today." Original reporting by AP/Reuters. #Spain #Maricarmen #WorldNews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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