The Minister for Digital Transformation, Óscar López, has categorically denied information accusing him of having signed an eviction order against a Muface tenant on Alcalde Sainz de Baranda street in Madrid. Through his official X account, he said that the accusation "is false" and recalled that Muface is not a vulture fund, but "a public entity that manages public housing for everyone."
In addition, the minister has demanded a rectification from the media outlet that published the news and has asked that Maricarmen's name stop being used in vain.
1- Este titular es falso. Yo ni he pedido ni he firmado en ningún caso el desahucio de nadie. 2- Exijo el derecho de rectificación al medio. 3- Muface es una entidad pública que gestiona pisos públicos para todos y no un fondo buitre. Y sigo 👇👇👇
— Oscar López Agueda (@oscarlopeztwit) October 15, 2026
Almeida attacks Óscar López over housing debate
The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has lashed out this Monday against the general secretary of the Madrid socialists and minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López, whom he has reproached for an attitude of "hypocrisy" in the midst of the controversy over the alleged eviction linked to Muface. The mayor stated, at the press conference after the Governing Board, that the socialist official "already has his Maricarmen" and suggested that he ask for a residential solution from the spokesperson for the PSOE, Montse Mínguez—the "great landlord"—whose partner has been revealed to own more than thirty homes.
Martínez-Almeida's response comes after several media outlets published that Óscar López had "ordered the eviction of a neighbor of Maricarmen," information that, according to those same publications, would affect the son of a woman who signed a lease agreement in 1988.
From the Madrid City Council, José Luis Martínez-Almeida has insisted that there is a direct relationship between the housing crisis and the actions of the central Executive, pointing out that "there is a straight line connecting it to the PSOE and the Government". The mayor has also assured that the municipal team is "very concerned" because the Government of Spain, in his opinion, "has not been able to adopt a single measure to alleviate this problem".
Almeida's criticism of the socialist management of the housing crisis
In his speech, Martínez-Almeida reiterated that the housing problem has been aggravated by the lack of responses from the Executive and insisted that "there is nothing worse than hypocrisy". In that context, he insisted on the alleged contradiction of the socialist minister and launched another political attack against him: "Óscar López already has his Maricarmen and we will see what he wants to do at this moment, why he has reached this situation, why he has not prevented in any way that it could occur by an organization that directly depends on him".
The mayor also stressed that he is one of those who think that "a residential alternative must always be given" and, resorting to irony, asked Óscar López to speak with his party colleague, Montse Mínguez, so that she can find a "housing alternative" for the affected person.
