Sánchez describes Maricarmen's eviction as a "social tragedy" but places the blame for not preventing it on Ayuso and Almeida.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has publicly described the eviction of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman who had lived in Madrid's Retiro neighborhood for 70 years, as a social tragedy. While addressing the event, Sánchez placed the responsibility for failing to prevent the eviction squarely on regional and local authorities, specifically pointing to Community of Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida.

At the same time, the national administration faces ongoing legislative hurdles regarding housing policy. The central government has not yet confirmed a timeline for approving a new decree containing housing measures, as it continues to struggle to gather the necessary parliamentary support from its political allies.