00:00A vigil was held for 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal in the Spanish capital after
00:06news of her passing was announced late on Wednesday.
00:09Madi Carmen, whose eviction from her longtime Madrid apartment sparked a national political
00:14crisis over affordable housing, died in hospital according to her lawyer, though the cause
00:19was not disclosed.
00:21Her eviction ordeal triggered nationwide anti-government protests demanding more tenant protections.
00:28Protesters, who've gathered in large numbers daily, place the responsibility of her death
00:33on the government.
01:15Protesters say the news of her passing is especially painful, but have vowed to stay
01:19committed to the cause to uphold her legacy and ensure her death will not be in vain.
01:23Well, it's a lot of shame, I think it's what we all share, it's a lot of shame.
01:28And, above all, to think that it's the cause, the head of all this revolution that has happened
01:36and that I can't see it.
01:38That's a lot of shame, that I can't see if there's something, if there's a result of all
01:43what she's fighting for, that's what it's most of me, it's a lot of shame.
01:49Under intense domestic pressure, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for a snap election
01:54on 29 November, where housing policy is expected to shape the campaigns.
01:59His government also passed close to two dozen emergency housing measures on Wednesday to address
02:04the crisis.
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