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The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

By: Sam Jones in Madrid

30 August 2026 at 08:00

Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away

The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a residential penthouse purportedly to serve as a temporary workspace while her offices were being renovated.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a prominent member of Spain’s opposition conservative People’s party (PP), has been the president of the Madrid region since 2019.

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The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

World news | The Guardian

By: Sam Jones in Madrid

30 August 2026 at 08:00

Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away

The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a residential penthouse purportedly to serve as a temporary workspace while her offices were being renovated.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a prominent member of Spain’s opposition conservative People’s party (PP), has been the president of the Madrid region since 2019.

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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner

NYT > Top Stories

By: Rebecca F. Elliott · Anatoly Kurmanaev and Edward Wong

30 August 2026 at 01:47

The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.

Venezuela is believed to have one of the world’s largest reserves of oil but it produces very little oil because of mismanagement, corruption and U.S. sanctions.