The regional government of Madrid, led by the Popular Party (PP, right) today gave 48 hours to the national executive, from the left, to dismantle “the illegal camp” by housing in the city center, ensuring that it will appeal to the courts if it remains.
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29/09/2026
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Lusa
“ A impunity, illegality and disorder cannot continue walking loose at the Porta do Sol,” said regional government spokesman Miguel Ángel García, at a press conference at the headquarters of the autonomic executive, located in the square where hundreds of people have been camped since Saturday in a protest because of the housing crisis.
Miguel Ángel García accused the Delegation of the Government of Spain in the autonomous region of Madrid and the Ministry of Internal Administration, led by Pedro Sánchez’ Socialist Party (PSOE), of not doing “absolutely nothing” in relation to an illegal protest.
“ The Madrilenes are suffering an illegal camp ", said, before warning that there are residents and traders seriously harmed.
Also the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, from PP, considered in recent days that the camp at Porta do Sol, in the touristic and historical heart of the city, is illegal and must be lifted by security forces.
Martínez-Almedia said on Monday that the right to protest and the demonstration “must live with compliance with the rules”, which he said is not happening.
The delegate of the Government of Spain in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Francisco Martín, said on Monday that the camp installed at the Porta do Sol is a “recallative but absolutely peaceful” action and that the work of the police is “to see for the security of citizens”.
“There are those who wish to see another type of images at the Sun Door. It is the moment of wisdom, common sense and democratic coexistence”, he said, in statements to journalists.