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Opposition Allowed Into Ayuso’s Parkland Chalet but Blocked From Interior

Security concerns have led the regional government to block interior access during the opposition’s inspection of the parkland chalet

La presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, durante una comparecencia en la Real Casa de Correos.

Overview

  • Más Madrid and PSOE deputies accessed the grounds of the El Paular chalet in Rascafría but were prevented from entering the building itself
  • The Community of Madrid acquired the estate in October 2023 for €4.3 million to expand the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
  • President Isabel Díaz Ayuso stayed at the chalet with her family on July 12–13 and officials say she paid for her own food and brought supplies from a local supermarket
  • Spokesman Miguel Ángel García Martín extended an open invitation to all parliamentary groups to tour the high-ecological-value property
  • Más Madrid has proposed legislation to prohibit publicly funded weekend retreats by elected officials after this episode