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Alegría criticizes Azcón for prioritizing elections over the housing crisis: “He always chooses speculators”

Spain’s government housing decrees will be rejected by Congress this Friday with votes against from the PP, Vox and Junts. The issue has also spread across Aragón’s political social media. Aragón President Jorge Azcón has called for immediate elections over Sánchez’s “stunning failure” at the helm of Spain’s government.
Alegría criticizes Azcón for prioritizing elections over the housing crisis: “He always chooses speculators”

The announced failure of the housing decrees, which are completely counterproductive and misguided, is the final straw in Sánchez’s stunning failure at the helm of Spain’s government. I called for it a few days ago and reiterate it: he must call elections immediately to… — Jorge Azcón (@Jorge_Azcon) October 2, 2026

In response, PSOE secretary general in Aragón Pilar Alegría said she was reading “in astonishment this tweet from the man who is president of all Aragonese people.” The opposition leader also reproached Azcón on her X profile, saying that his priorities “lie elsewhere,” rather than with the housing crisis.

Alegría said that we are at a “key moment,” since there are “thousands of families worried about housing prices, young people who cannot move out on their own, people afraid they will not be able to pay the rent, and an open debate on setting limits for vulture funds and speculation,” which is why she does not understand his focus on calling elections.

I read in astonishment this tweet from the man who is president of all Aragonese people.

At a key moment, with thousands of families worried about housing prices, young people who cannot move out on their own, people afraid they will not be able to pay the rent, and an open debate on… https://t.co/G8AapbkehQ — Pilar Alegría (@Pilar_Alegria) October 2, 2026

In this regard, the Socialist politician questioned his priorities: “He does not talk about your problems. He does not talk about how to help you make ends meet. He does not talk about capping rents, stopping evictions or setting limits for vulture funds.”

Pilar Alegría reproached the president of Aragón, saying that whenever he has to choose between the interests of Aragonese people and those of speculators, “he always chooses” the latter. “When he has to choose, Azcón is never wrong,” she said ironically.

About this article: Originally published in Spanish by AragonDigital.es and—following a selection process by our journalists—made available to the international audience of AragonDaily.com. Both newspapers belong to companies within the ARAGON DIGITAL GROUP.