Maricarmen Abascal has won back her Madrid home after a mass protest pushed her eviction case to a resolution. Mediation between her side and the property's owner ran for more than four hours. Around the table were her lawyer, the Madrid Tenants' Union, the owning company and the Madrid city council. The deal lets her stay, and supporters are calling it the first popular victory against real estate speculation in Spain. Her plight had struck a chord with tenants angry about investors buying up flats and squeezing out long-time residents. The union mobilised heavily around her name, and that visible pressure appears to have forced the talks. News of the outcome was first published by Cubadebate.