New institutional conflict with the delegate of the Sánchez government in Madrid, Francisco Martín, as one of the main actors. The representative of the Executive held a tense working meeting this Friday with the president of the Federation of Municipalities of Madrid (FMM), Judit Piquet, who is also mayor of Alcalá de Henares as head of the Popular Party list. In the working meeting, they discussed issues such as insecurity, gender violence and immigration, and it ended “abruptly” when Piquet left the meeting.
In a statement, the government delegate regretted that the meeting ended “abruptly” when the president left at the moment when it was recalled that access, use and dissemination of police information are confidential and require the greatest responsibility. The government delegation did not wish to give further details on this disagreement, which took place behind closed doors.
At the meeting, Piquet expressed his dissatisfaction with security and demanded that the delegate “at least comply with the number of agents he claims to have in the area.” According to FMM data, among all the municipalities of Madrid, except the capital, there are only 6,554 agents of the National Police and the Civil Guard.
“This figure is very far from the data provided by the government delegate, who estimates the number of agents at 7,704. The current allocation shows at least a deficit of 1,150 soldiers throughout the region and shows once again the permanent mistreatment of the Central Government towards the Community of Madrid,” warned the PP mayor. “The real data of the agents reveal once again the permanent disrespect of the Spanish government in matters of security with the Community of Madrid.”
“What we demand is that the commitments of the Spanish government be fulfilled and that the 1,150 missing agents become once and for all an immediate reality that did not exist until now. On the part of the FMM, we are not going to remain silent while Pedro Sánchez continues to attack the people of Madrid and on the part of the government delegation, they look the other way, their only job is to dance the water on Sánchez and lead their own campaign,” Piquet denounced.
As reported by the Government Delegation, this was the second meeting with the head of the FMM since he took office, “and which the delegate had been requesting since May.”
The government delegate requested the collaboration of the Federation of Municipalities of Madrid to promote the adhesion of city councils to the VioGén system, “an essential step to promote the protection of women victims of gender violence.”
During the meeting, the delegate detailed the increase in police forces during the period 2017-2024 in the Community of Madrid, of almost 7 percent. He also announced the significant increase in the Civil Guard personnel planned for 2024. “The commitment of the Spanish government in Madrid is also materialized with this increase,” said the delegate.
