Ayuso told The Irish Times this poll lead was vindication of the single word that has adorned her campaign posters. “The slogan is ‘Freedom’, because that is what I defend for the people of the Madrid region: liberal policies which make us the freest and most prosperous region and where people have the most opportunities,” she said. “The self-interested negationism of the Madrid regional government is tremendously worrying,” said the virologist José Antonio López Guerrero, earlier this year. Ayuso cites the Madrid region’s high-density population as a reason for such statistics. When Casado became party leader in 2018, Ayuso was his surprise choice to run in the next year’s election.

Source: The Irish Times May 02, 2021 16:18 UTC