00:02Madrid's square of Puerta del Sol awoke this Sunday, transformed into a makeshift camp,
00:08with nearly 150 tents set up after Saturday's demonstration against Spain's housing crisis.
00:15The protest, organized by the Tenants' Union, followed the eviction of 87-year-old Mari Carmen Abascal,
00:22who was forced to leave the rental home where she had lived for 70 years.
00:26Her case, known as the Mari Carmen Effect, sparked demonstrations in 40 cities,
00:32under the slogan, Not One More Mari Carmen.
00:36In Madrid, turnout estimates ranged from 25,000 to 300,000,
00:42depending on where the organizers or the government figures are used.
00:46The night passed peacefully as protesters organized food, water and sleeping bags to remain for several days.
00:53Their demand is clear for the government to approve the so-called Mari Carmen Decree this Tuesday, freezing rent prices.
01:01Left-wing groups warn that if the measure fails, they could reconsider their support for the government.
01:06Left-wing groups to reconsider the Tetra