Almeida assures that there will be solutions for the squatted property of San Blas as long as the Government delegate knows how to assume his responsibilities

The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, spoke this morning, at the ‘Madrid Breakfasts’ organized by Europa Press at the Hyatt Regency Hesperia Hotel, about the problems generated in the luxurious, abandoned, looted and squatted urbanization of the Lola Flores street, protagonist of multiple murders. The last crime, last Friday. “Do you see it possible in the relationship that currently exists between the city council and the Government Delegation to go hand in hand to find a solution to these problems?” they asked the councilor, to which he replied that “it should be possible.”

«There should be no problems as long as, in my opinion, there was no Government delegate more interested in obtaining a place on the 2027 electoral ballot than in serving as a Government delegate. We have all seen the frenetic activity he has in the public sphere and the continuous statements he makes against the president of the Community, especially, but also against me,” Almeida indicated. For this reason, the mayor has pointed out that he is “exceeding his role and the limits that correspond to him as a delegate.”

Therefore, he has pointed out that the relations between the city council and the delegation are “very good”, but the relations between the city council and the delegate are “non-existent”: “It is impossible to understand a person who thinks that he is not a delegate of the Government, but rather a possible candidate, If applicable, to the Madrid City Council.

The councilor has assured that the council will continue working the same and that they will ask the delegate that “the duties in matters of security correspond to him and that, therefore, he has to assume that responsibility and that, to the extent If possible, what you have to do is stop using your X account and stop using the media as a loudspeaker for your possible candidacy.

The mayor has also spoken about the mobility plan on the A-5 due to the underground works and has assured that “it is working” despite the “apocalyptic forecasts of chaos” in the area. He is confident that the surface works and traffic impacts will be completed by the end of 2026. “There are discomforts and conditions, but I sincerely believe that the plan is working,” he said.

Furthermore, the mayor has indicated that there has been a reduction in road traffic and an increase in public transport, while at the same time it has influenced the “relevant” effort of Metro de Madrid to be able to make up for the mobility deficiencies due to the works.

Regarding aid for public transport and the extension of Ayuso, Almeida has assured that they are going to do the same as the Community: «This is a problem of the Government of Spain, of what is happening at the moment in Spain. This is the confirmation that without a parliamentary majority, no matter how much one wants, one cannot govern with or without parliament, as Pedro Sánchez said, and the person who has to provide the solution to this issue is Pedro Sánchez. “The problem is not the Popular Party, it is the socialist party and Pedro Sánchez.”

Regarding the future of Madrid as a city, Almeida has expressed that the question is “how we can progress, what objectives we have to set.” The key is not to have arrived, but to remain. Thus, he pointed out that the formula that Madrid can offer to the rest of the world is talent: «Madrid is experiencing its best moment, driven by the growth, innovation and ambition of its citizens. As the capital of Spain, we continue to move strongly towards a future of coexistence, unity and progress for all.