Maricarmen forces a change in the Government and its partners on housing
The coalition ministers assume they must close the agreement before Tuesday and Sumar even threatens not to participate due to growing social pressure
Maricarmen Abascal, now 87 years old and frail, is on the brink of a historic turn in the government's approach to housing. The elderly woman, who has been displaced and left without a home, is seemingly poised to achieve the seemingly impossible. After months of deadlock, the ruling coalition groups are now being forced to find a solution and change the housing policy this Tuesday with a decree agreed upon by all parties involved.
The pressure mounted by Maricarmen herself was further amplified by a massive demonstration this Saturday, which especially targeted Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the President of Madrid, and José Luis Martínez Almeida, the City's Alcalde. These two figures, responsible for providing solutions for the elderly, were also called upon by Pedro Sánchez and his government to approve a powerful decree on Tuesday that would prevent further Maricarmenes from occurring.
The pressure is so intense that it is hard to imagine this agreement failing, although it is not impossible given the contradictory positions and crossed vetoes.
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