一名87岁老妇人被逐出居住了数十年的家后不幸去世，这一事件进一步加剧了西班牙的政治危机。由于住房成本持续飙升，全国多地爆发抗议活动，最终迫使政府提前举行大选。
The death of an 87-year-old woman who was evicted from her longtime home has intensified a political crisis in Spain, where nationwide protests over soaring housing costs have helped force an early election. María del Carmen Abascal, known as "Maricarmen," died Wednesday after being hospitalized following her eviction from a Madrid apartment where she had lived for seven decades, according to The Associated Press.
据美联社报道，这位名叫玛丽亚·德尔·卡门·阿巴斯卡尔的老妇人，因被逐出位于马德里的公寓而入院治疗，并于周三去世。她在该公寓中已居住了70年之久。
Her death came just days after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for Nov. 29 following his government's failure to pass emergency housing measures through Parliament. The controversy has put renewed pressure on Sánchez's Socialist Party as Spain grapples with widespread frustration over rising rents and housing affordability.
就在几天前，由于政府未能推动紧急住房措施在议会获得通过，西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯宣布将于11月29日提前举行大选。
SPANISH OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS PRIME MINISTER A ‘TRAITOR’ OVER CEUTA MIGRANT CRISIS At the center of the uproar was Abascal's Sept. 23 eviction, which drew national attention after images showed the elderly woman, who used a wheelchair, being carried from her apartment on a stretcher.
当前，西班牙民众对房租上涨及住房负担能力问题怨声载道，这场争议也给桑切斯的社会党带来了巨大压力。
Police had cordoned off the street and removed demonstrators who attempted to stop the eviction.
此次风波的导火索是9月23日阿巴斯卡尔被驱逐的事件。当时有照片显示，这位坐轮椅的老妇人被用担架从公寓中抬出，这一画面引发了全国关注。警方当时封锁了相关街道，并驱散了试图阻止驱逐行动的示威者。
The images sparked demonstrations in Madrid and other Spanish cities, turning Abascal into a symbol of the country's housing crisis. The real estate company responsible for her eviction had sought to rent the apartment at a substantially higher price, according to the AP. ANGRY LOCALS BLOCK FAMOUS BEACH AS MASS TOURISM PROTESTS ESCALATE AT VACATION HOT SPOT Facing mounting public pressure, the company eventually agreed to allow Abascal to return to her home.
这些照片随后引发了马德里及其他城市的抗议浪潮，阿巴斯卡尔也由此成为西班牙住房危机的象征。据美联社报道，导致她被驱逐的房地产公司原本打算以远高于原租金的价格出租该公寓。
She died before she could move back. Her cause of death has not been disclosed.
在巨大的舆论压力下，该公司最终同意让阿巴斯卡尔重返家园，但她却未能如愿便离开了人世。目前，她的死因尚未公布。
Following news of her death, demonstrators gathered outside Spain's Parliament and in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, where some observed a minute of silence. Protesters also chanted, "Maricarmen lives, the fight goes on!"
得知她去世的消息后，大批示威者聚集在西班牙议会大楼外以及马德里的太阳门广场，部分人还为她默哀一分钟。抗议者们还高呼：“玛丽卡门虽逝，抗争仍在继续！”
TENS OF THOUSANDS FLOOD STREETS TO PROTEST SPAIN BORDER CRISIS Sánchez offered condolences in a statement on "All my love to Maricarmen's family and loved ones," he wrote. "A hug as well to all of us who feel this loss as our own today.
数万名民众涌上街头，抗议西班牙的边境危机。桑切斯在一份声明中表达了哀悼之情：“向玛丽卡门的家人及亲友致以我最深切的慰问，”他写道，“也向所有今天将这一损失视作自身损失的人们送上拥抱。愿她安息。”保守派反对党领袖阿尔贝托·努涅斯·费霍也表达了哀悼之意，并呼吁政界领袖切勿利用这名女子的离世谋取政治利益。
Rest in peace." Conservative opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo also expressed condolences and urged political leaders not to use the woman's death for political gain. "No campaign, no party, no use for political advantage," he wrote.
“绝不可借此开展竞选活动，也不可为任何政党所用以谋取政治优势，”他写道，“面对一个人的离世，我们唯有表达敬意。”阿巴斯卡尔被驱逐以及最终死亡的事件，如今已成为住房维权人士的凝聚点；随着西班牙即将于11月举行大选，这些人士正呼吁对国家的租赁政策作出改革。
"When faced with the death of a person, we must only show respect." Abascal's eviction and death have become a rallying point for housing activists demanding changes to Spain's rental policies as the country prepares for its November election.