Loreto Ochando dismantles Ayuso's discourse on communism and housing: "She sees ghosts where there are none"

The statements by Isabel Díaz Ayuso about “communism” and the housing problem provoked an intense debate on Mañaneros 360. The program presented by Jesús Cintora analyzed the words of the president of the Community of Madrid in the midst of the election campaign and brought to the table different interpretations of the housing situation.

Ayuso had argued that “communism” had particularly taken hold among young people and also in the housing sector. In response to these statements, Cintora asked the collaborators if this scenario truly exists and pointed out that, beyond political discourse, many people have problems accessing housing.

Loreto Ochando, a collaborator of ElPlural, was critical of Ayuso's words. “It makes no sense at all, that communism has been installed in us,” she stated. The journalist added that, in her opinion, the Madrid president “sees ghosts where there are none,” before focusing on what she considers the real problem: access to housing.

Ochando also defended citizen mobilizations in favor of the right to housing and highlighted the transversal nature of this problem. “The problem of access to housing is faced by a Vox voter, a PP voter, a United Left voter, a Podemos voter, and a PSOE voter,” she pointed out. In her opinion, the Government “has been late to the housing debate,” although she considered it positive that it is finally taking measures.

Manuel Marín, from ‘Vozpópuli’, agreed that housing is “a transversal debate” and acknowledged that there is widespread concern, although he emphasized “the lack of real solutions.” The journalist also questioned some of the Government's latest measures and raised whether some of these decisions might have an electoral component given the proximity of the elections.

During the exchange, the debate also arose about the processing of decrees and the disappearance of the expression “vulture funds” from the preamble of one of the measures. Marín argued that, although there may be a component of political strategy, the measures have come into force and can benefit certain citizens. The debate ended by bringing to the table the different positions on housing and its growing weight in the political scenario.