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Far-right Vox Seats Nearly Double, Spain's Left-Wing Government Faces End
Al Jazeera, citing an El País poll, reported that in Spain's November 29 snap election, the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox are together projected to win 198 parliamentary seats, exceeding the 176-seat threshold needed to form a government; an RTVE poll shows Vox seats will jump from 33 to 65, making it the only party with significant gains. Under multiple pressures from the housing crisis, corruption scandals, and the Catalan amnesty decree, the Sánchez government is being pushed
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsCeuta or Sebta: King Felipe VI's First Visit to North African Enclaves Revives Controversy Over Colonial Legacy, Border Politics and the Influx of 70,000 Migrants
Spain's King Felipe VI, accompanied by Queen Letizia, will visit Ceuta and then Melilla in succession this week — the first time Felipe has set foot in the two North African enclaves since his accession in 2014. The visit comes after more than 70,000 migrants poured into Ceuta from Morocco in July, bringing the long-running sovereignty dispute between Madrid and Rabat back into the international spotlight.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsBefore the King's Arrival: The "Clearance" of Ceuta's Beach and the EU's Image Border
According to Africanews, on the eve of King Felipe VI's visit, Spanish police deployed officers and soldiers to forcibly send approximately 3,000 migrants from Ceuta's El Trampolin beach to reception centres, clearing a presentable scene. This is not border governance, but visual governance. It simultaneously exposes the EU's double standard of loudly denouncing Morocco for "weaponising migrants" while outsourcing asylum responsibilities to North African countries.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsCeuta's Underage Migrants: The Gap Between Spain's Legal Promises and Street Reality
Two months on, some 2,000 unaccompanied minors are still sheltering on the streets and in filthy camps of Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, even though the country's laws guarantee them the right to shelter, medical care and education.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsSánchez launches early election: property speculation offloads costs onto ordinary citizens, Ceuta immigration crisis runs in parallel
Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez on Saturday launched the campaign for a November 29 early general election, after parliament rejected a housing emergency decree submitted by his left-wing coalition. Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old evicted pensioner, died in hospital, becoming a symbol of the housing crisis; major trade unions have called a nationwide strike for November 11.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsMorocco King's Parliamentary Address: Youth Issues Listed as "Top Priority," Rejects Spanish "Blackmail"
Speaking at the opening of the new parliamentary session in Rabat on October 9, King Mohammed VI of Morocco placed youth issues at the "top priority" of public policy, while rejecting any submission of the Moroccan-Spanish partnership to "pressure, threats or blackmail," and announced that a new bilateral cooperation strategy document would be submitted to Spain.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 views87-Year-Old Retiree Who Died After Eviction: Her Story Shook Spain's Election Schedule
According to France 24, Mari Carmen Aváscal died on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Madrid residents turned out to bid her farewell on Thursday. Her eviction triggered a nationwide housing protest movement and ultimately prompted the government to call an early general election.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsTens of Thousands in Madrid Bid Farewell to 87-Year-Old Retired Woman Who Died After Eviction; Housing Crisis Pushes Politics Toward Snap Election
According to Africanews, 87-year-old María del Carmen Abarca died on October 7, two weeks after being evicted from her home; the following day, tens of thousands of Madrid residents marched from Puerta del Sol to her former residence to pay their respects. A spokesperson for the Madrid Tenants' Union said she demonstrated firm resolve in defending her rights, while protesters camped out at Puerta del Sol vowed to keep fighting for affordable housing; the housing issue has become the core of the
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsElderly Evicted Retiree Passes Away, Tens of Thousands Mourn in Madrid as Spain's Housing Crisis Exposes Dual Failure of Politics and Capital
87-year-old María Carmen Avascal died in hospital after being evicted following a steep rent hike by a real estate company. Tens of thousands took to Madrid's streets on Thursday to mourn, pushing this housing crisis into the storm center of the November 29 snap election.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsEvicted from the Home of Seventy Years: The Death of María Carmen Abáscal and Spain's Housing Protest Wave
María Carmen Abáscal, 87, passed away after being evicted from the home she had occupied for seventy years. According to France 24, her ordeal has become the most iconic "cause symbol" of Spain's housing crisis, igniting a nationwide wave of housing protests. France 24 correspondent Sarah Morris filed the report from Madrid.
Truth Era Newsroom · 7 viewsTents Erected at Puerta del Sol, 87-Year-Old Dies After Eviction: Spain's Housing Crisis Puts Electoral Politics on the Front Line
Over the past decade, average rents in Spain have risen 84%, with a housing shortage of 750,000 units. An 87-year-old tenant died shortly after being evicted by an investment firm, sparking sustained protests at Madrid's Puerta del Sol; Prime Minister Sánchez's emergency housing bill was rejected by parliament, after which he called a snap election. Protesters have pointed the finger at "vulture funds," but 2024 Bank of Spain data shows corporate holdings account for only 8% of rental stock, wit
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 views87-year-old Spanish woman evicted by investment fund dies; protesters blame eviction-related stress for her death
According to France 24, Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction by an investment fund sparked nationwide housing protests in Spain last month, has died. France 24 reported the news under the headline "They killed her," and quoted protesters as saying they believe the stress caused by the eviction led to her death. The residence had previously been acquired by an investment fund, but the name of the acquiring party has not been disclosed, and the specific medical cause of the eld
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 views87-year-old 'María del Carmen' dies amid eviction controversy, reigniting Spain's housing rights debate
According to France 24, 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal died on Wednesday while hospitalized. Her eviction from her long-term Madrid residence had previously sparked nationwide protests across Spain and triggered a political crisis.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 views87-Year-Old Dies After Eviction: Spain's Housing Crisis Pushes Sanchez to Center of Storm
According to Al Jazeera reports, 87-year-old Maria del Carmen Avacal, who had lived in a Madrid apartment for seventy years, died in hospital weeks after police carried her out of the unit on a stretcher. Her death escalated a housing protest that had been spreading for weeks into a political crisis, prompting Prime Minister Sanchez to call snap elections after his emergency housing bill failed to clear parliament.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsSpain Housing Protests Resume: 87-Year-Old Dies After Eviction, Thousands Take to Madrid Streets
According to France 24, Madrid's Tenant Union announced this Wednesday that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abarca died last month after being forcibly evicted. Her plight had previously triggered massive housing protests and prompted the ruling authorities to announce snap elections; now the public disclosure of her death has once again ignited street anger, with protesters pointing to institutional failure in housing governance.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsWheelchair-bound elderly woman dies after being evicted from apartment she lived in for 70 years; Spain's housing crisis ignites political storm
María del Carmen Abascal, 87 — known to Spaniards as "Maricarmen" — died in hospital on October 7, less than two weeks after being forcibly evicted from her Madrid apartment. Her death has ignited a political storm in Spain over property speculation, runaway rents and the government's legislative paralysis, prompting Prime Minister Sánchez to announce an early general election for late November, while unions have called a general strike for next month.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsAfter Being Evicted from Home of 70 Years, 87-Year-Old Marikarmen Dies, Shaking Spanish Politics
María del Carmen Abascal, 87, died in hospital after being evicted from the Madrid apartment she had lived in for more than 70 years. Her case became a symbol of Spain's housing crisis and triggered a wave of protests nationwide. Sánchez had previously called a snap election set for November 29 after his emergency housing legislation failed in parliament.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsDays After Parliament Rejects Housing Protection Decree, Central Elder of Spain's Housing Protest Avascal Dies
According to the international edition of The Hindu, 87-year-old Mari Carmen Avascal died on October 7, 2026 in Madrid, less than two weeks after she was carried out on a stretcher by police and social workers from the home she had lived in for over 70 years — her apartment had been acquired by an investment fund seeking steep rent increases. Her death pushed to a climax the political upheaval of the previous week: parliament's rejection of a decree aimed at curbing evictions and limiting rents,
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsSánchez Characterizes Ceuta Migrant Surge as "Hybrid Attack," Says Intelligence Forecasting Has Room for Improvement
Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez, in an interview on national television, described the event in which roughly 80,000 migrants surged into the North African enclave of Ceuta in July as a "hybrid attack," acknowledging that the intelligence services have room for improvement in forecasting the scale. Against the backdrop of migrants sheltering in tents on the beach and subsisting on a single daily meal from the Red Cross, and local residents protesting for consecutive weeks demanding expulsion, the
Truth Era Newsroom · 40 views72,000 Poured Into Ceuta — Warning Came a Day Earlier: Declassified Files Grill Madrid's Responsibility and Morocco's Role
Declassified files from Spain's National Intelligence Center (CNI) show that one day before more than 72,000 people surged from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the CNI had already issued a border-crossing alert via WhatsApp to the government's delegation in Ceuta and simultaneously notified Moroccan intelligence agencies. Facing clear prior knowledge, the Sánchez government denied foreseeing the scale of the crisis, the opposition accused it of direct responsibility, and whether Moroc
Truth Era Newsroom · 32 viewsAfter Dozens of Drownings, EU Pours Another €115 Million Into Hardening Spanish Borders
The EU has announced €115 million in emergency aid to Spain, earmarked for strengthening border security and assisting repatriation operations. The move follows an unprecedented influx on 30–31 July, when more than 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, from Morocco, leaving dozens dead—most of whom drowned while attempting to swim around breakwaters.
Truth Era Newsroom · 38 viewsSpain Declassifies Intelligence Warning to Morocco; Over 100 Dead in Ceuta Crossing Raises Questions About the Cost of European Border Control
Spain's intelligence agency had warned Morocco before the August 1 mass crossing incident in Ceuta, yet the tragedy of more than 100 deaths could not be averted. The timing of the declassification of the warning documents and the absence of several key details reflect the inherent fragility of the power structure through which Europe externalizes the cost of border control to southern countries.
Truth Era Newsroom · 34 viewsIntelligence Warning Failed to Prevent Tens of Thousands From Pouring Into Ceuta — Structural Dysfunction of European Border Governance
According to Sky News, Spain's intelligence agency issued warnings to Morocco and Madrid one day before a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, yet tens of thousands of migrants still used improvised tools such as rubber rings to enter the Spanish North African enclave the following day, exposing a serious disconnect between intelligence and execution within the European border system. The extent of Moroccan cooperation, Spain's specific response measures, and details regarding casualties and resett
Truth Era Newsroom · 41 views€115 Million to Reinforce Ceuta's Fence: EU Responds to Crossing Surge with Surveillance and Deportation, While Minor Protection Is Set Aside
The EU has approved approximately €115 million in emergency aid to Spain, to be used for deploying thermal imaging cameras, buoys and underwater drones in the North African territory of Ceuta, and for accelerating the screening and deportation of those stranded; declassified intelligence shows that the day before the incident the National Intelligence Center had issued a large-scale crossing warning to local authorities in Ceuta but did not notify the military, while Spain's Supreme Court is ope
Truth Era Newsroom · 33 viewsEU Plans to Limit Short-Term Rentals to Address Housing Crisis; Platform Lobbying Forces Vow to Block Local Regulatory Powers
The European Commission has released a draft regulation allowing local authorities to restrict Airbnb-style short-term rentals in "housing pressure" areas, attempting to provide a unified legal foundation for the previously thwarted restrictions in cities such as Paris and Barcelona. However, CCIA Europe, representing platform interests, has warned the proposal will become a "paper tiger," once again exposing the escalating power struggle between multinational platforms and residents' right to h
Truth Era Newsroom · 29 viewsMoney arrives, school buildings unchanged: The implementation gap of NextGenerationEU
According to France 24, the European Commission says it will disburse 634 billion euros of NextGenerationEU to member states by the end of 2026, but the reality in French-speaking Belgian schools shows that after massive funds flow from the EU's books to national budgets, renovating outdated public infrastructure remains a massive undertaking.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsDaily €1bn Deficit with China Pressures EU; Hawkish Line Masks Divisions Among 27 Members
European Parliament passed a tougher-on-China resolution on the 7th by 454 votes to 86; France and Germany jointly wrote to the European Commission proposing to activate the never-used 'Anti-Coercion Instrument,' but Spain and others favor dialogue, while Beijing is fighting back with an anti-dumping investigation and official statements.
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