A political group in the Community of Madrid has reported that the Assembly Bureau has vetoed several of its questions intended for the regional president. The reason given for the rejection was the inclusion of the concept of "national priority," which the governing body deemed to lack the necessary "legal and practical specificity."
“"Spaniards care about national priority; it is in political debate and on the streets, and trying to curtail what matters to Madrid residents is intolerable."
The political formation has described this decision as "a completely undemocratic act of censorship," arguing that the term "national priority" is part of current political discourse and its exclusion violates the right to parliamentary participation. According to the group, up to nine questions were rejected, addressing this concept in areas such as maternity aid, education, housing access, healthcare, and public services.
The concept of "national priority" has become a central pillar in this political group's strategy against the regional government in recent weeks. This stance has been reinforced following its inclusion in coalition agreements in other autonomous communities. A spokesperson for the group has indicated that they will demand this approach in Madrid as well after the 2027 elections, anticipating a potential loss of the absolute majority by the Popular Party.
The Madrid president, for her part, previously defended in the Plenary Session that her Executive acts with "rationality" in granting aid, assuring that "no one leaves any Spaniard behind" and that "no foreigner leaves any Spaniard out of absolutely anything," citing as an example the "unlimited" aid for mothers.
