After Junts blocked the government’s housing decrees, Isabel Díaz Ayuso accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of stoking social unrest and laying the groundwork for early elections. The president of the Community of Madrid made the remarks on air, linking the failed vote to tensions in Puerta del Sol. “Pedro Sánchez is taking Spain to a point of no return.”
Ayuso accused the prime minister of acting with “impunity.” She said the government was counting votes while deliberately stirring up social tension. “Sánchez has decided to take Spain to revolution. He is preparing the ground for elections,” Ayuso said.
Protesters have camped in basic Madrid since Saturday to demand action on the housing crisis. The camp began on the evening of September 26, following a demonstration against the eviction of Maricarmen, and was still in place as of October 1. The government calls the protest “peaceful” and “civic” and has refused to break it up. Ayuso sees a different picture, citing threatening chants and angry banners. She also points to vandalism directed at her. Someone projected her image onto the Real Casa de Correos, and the Oso y el Madroño statue was damaged. Ayuso called this “pure Nazi-style signaling.” She said the attacks were not just about her: “They target anyone who stands up to four señoros who are really a minority.”
Ayuso has gone to court, seeking a judge’s protection for what she calls the rights of citizens in Puerta del Sol. She describes the government’s refusal to act as “inaction” and insists that “the rule of law and the force of law” must prevail. Her legal move comes as the protest blocks much of Madrid’s kilometer zero. The dispute has drawn national attention. As reported earlier, city officials and police unions have already called for the camp to be cleared.
Ayuso says the government’s defeat was never in doubt. She was surprised anyone thought Junts or the PNV would back the decrees and called the process a “shell game.” Several independent Spanish and international outlets reported that the government also needed support from the PNV and Coalición Canaria to secure a majority, and that Junts’ opposition made the decrees’ passage highly unlikely. Ayuso accused Sánchez of engineering the loss to trigger early elections. “Junts cannot vote any other way, and Sánchez knew it from the start,” she said. For Ayuso, the failed vote was a step toward the ballot box.
The fight over housing and the Puerta del Sol protest have become a flashpoint, laying bare the divide between Madrid’s regional government and the national executive. The government’s agenda is at risk, and public order in the capital is under pressure. Early elections look more likely. The government is struggling to hold its coalition together; the opposition is ready to pounce on any sign of weakness. Ayuso’s warnings and allegations that Sánchez is provoking unrest point to what she sees as growing instability in Spanish politics.
