An encampment in Madrid's Puerta del Sol has drawn support from residents of Cañada Real, according to El Salto, which reported that the fight over the settlement is also being waged in the central square. The outlet framed the development with the phrase "Maricarmen no está solo en Retiro," suggesting the protest extends beyond the Retiro district.
The Spanish government published the first "Decreto Maricarmen" in the official state gazette, the BOE, Diario AS reported. The decree is tied to the encampment and the wider housing dispute, according to the outlet, which covered the publication alongside continuing negotiations.
Coverage of the camp has been extensive across Spanish media. El Mundo reported that the regional government led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso has grown increasingly concerned about what it described as an "absoluto descontrol" at the encampment and around the regional government headquarters, with one official quoted saying people had climbed onto the windows. EL PAÍS, meanwhile, reported under the headline "De Sol no se mueve nadie," indicating that those gathered in the square have not dispersed. Diario Público carried live coverage of both the camp and the housing decree.
Taken together, the reports point to a standoff in central Madrid that has drawn in residents from one of the city's most contested areas and prompted a response from the regional executive.
What to watch next: whether the newly published decree changes the terms of the standoff, and whether the camp in Sol remains in place.
