Politics · Spain · 5 hrs ago
Madrid PP leader tells opposition spokesperson “shut up” during assembly debate
PP leader Alfonso Serrano told Más Madrid spokesperson Manuela Bergerot to “shut up” during a session of Madrid’s regional assembly.
The remark came as regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso was speaking about protests over public education.
The debate grew heated amid interruptions from opposition lawmakers, according to one account.
Ayuso accused the opposition of harassment and criticised people wearing education protest shirts.
The exchange led to a several-minute pause in the session.
Assembly president Enrique Ossorio asked Serrano to be quiet, then continued the meeting.
The incident drew criticism from left-wing lawmakers, who said the remark showed a lack of respect in parliament.
Alfonso Serrano, secretary-general of the Madrid branch of the People’s Party, told Más Madrid spokesperson Manuela Bergerot to “shut up” during a debate in the Madrid Assembly.
The remark came as regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso was speaking about protests over public education.
Serrano acknowledged that he had directed the words at Bergerot, according to elDiario.es.
Assembly president Enrique Ossorio asked Serrano to be silent, then continued the session.
The incident drew criticism from left-wing lawmakers, El Mundo reported.
- Who
- Alfonso Serrano and Manuela Bergerot. Serrano is the Madrid PP secretary-general; Bergerot is Más Madrid’s spokesperson.
- What
- Serrano told Bergerot to “shut up” during an Assembly debate.
- When
- 22 October 2026.
- Where
- The Madrid Assembly.
- Why
- The remark came amid interruptions while Isabel Díaz Ayuso spoke about protests over public education.
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During a debate on public education protests, Ayuso accused the opposition of harassment.
Serrano told Bergerot to “shut up,” and the Assembly session paused for several minutes.
Assembly president Enrique Ossorio asked Serrano to be silent and continued the session.
- Speaker
- Alfonso Serrano
- Recipient
- Manuela Bergerot, Más Madrid spokesperson
- Venue
- Madrid Assembly
- Date
- 22 October 2026
- Debate topic
- Protests over public education
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What people are saying
Shut up already, greengrocer
They are already harassing us even inside parliaments, not just surrounding them. They put on a T-shirt for education [referring to Mar Espinar] and that is exactly what they do not have