Madrid may exercise popular action in certain legal areas
11 May 2026
Effective: 15 Apr 2026
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Who is affected:
Community of Madrid, citizens and entities subject to judicial proceedings in the empowered areas
Summary
The Community of Madrid is empowered to exercise popular action in certain legal areas. This allows it to act as prosecution in judicial proceedings of public interest.
Detailed analysis
PRO
This law expressly empowers the Community of Madrid to exercise popular action in certain areas, allowing it to appear as an accusing party in judicial proceedings without needing to be directly harmed. It represents an expansion of the procedural capacities of the Madrid regional administration, granting it active leg…
Full official title
Ley 1/2026, de 15 de abril, por la que se habilita a la Comunidad de Madrid para el ejercicio de la acción popular en determinados ámbitos.