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Puerta del Sol Hosts Dos de Mayo Amidst Political Tensions and Central Government Absence

The institutional celebration of Dos de Mayo at the Real Casa de Correos is marked by the absence of the Central Government and internal divisions within the opposition.

Facade of the Real Casa de Correos in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo celebration.
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Facade of the Real Casa de Correos in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo celebration.

Madrid's Puerta del Sol is preparing for the institutional Dos de Mayo event, a day that will be marked by the notable absence of Central Government representatives and internal tensions within the main opposition parties.

Regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, will once again preside over the Dos de Mayo commemoration without the presence of Central Government delegates, a situation the leader has described as a “boycott”. The main event will take place inside the Real Casa de Correos, where the Grandes Cruces will be awarded, while a historical re-enactment of the 1808 uprising will be held outside.
For the second consecutive year, the Government of Spain has not been invited to the events, although parties with representation in the Assembly of Madrid have. Furthermore, the military parade has been cancelled, a decision regretted by the Regional Government, considering it a break from historical tradition.
The day will begin at 10:00 AM with a floral offering to the Heroes of May 2nd at the Cementerio de la Florida, followed by a procession to Puerta del Sol. This year, 12 personalities will receive the Grandes Cruces, including businessman Enrique Cerezo, racing driver Carlos Sainz, doctor José Eugenio Guerrero, skier Audrey Pascual, and painter Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau.
After the ceremony, the regional president and the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, will lay a laurel wreath on the facade of the Real Casa de Correos. From 12:30 PM, the exterior of the building will host a historical re-enactment with hundreds of participants, carriages, and cannons.
The opposition approaches this date with its own tensions. The Más Madrid party faces an internal conflict over its primaries, following the announcement by one of its leaders to run as a candidate in 2027 and disagreements over the voter census. The party will hold its traditional event in Móstoles.
The PSOE will attend the institutional event out of “loyalty” but has criticized the absence of the Central Government and will hold its own event in the Rosaleda del Parque del Oeste. The party has also denounced the veto of its secretary general.
For its part, VOX approaches Dos de Mayo with a strategy of pressure on the regional president, focusing on immigration policy and the expectation that their support will be crucial after the 2027 elections. Added to this is the internal tension in the Madrid City Council regarding the spokesperson role of one of its representatives.

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