"That a public official decides to pay and live momentarily somewhere other than his home, I think it falls within the private sphere." This is how the PP president, Pablo Casado, has tried to settle the controversy over the floor in which the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has been living since she contracted the coronavirus.

After this consideration, Casado has underlined his commitment to "exemplary", and has hinted that there is a bias contrary to the leader of the PP in the media: "What I ask for is equal treatment in information: if you talk about Isabel Díaz Ayuso who has left her house to pass the quarantine, who also talks about Carmen Calvo, who has left but to a public house. "

On March 16, Ayuso announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus. At that time, and to protect his partner, Jairo Alonso, Ayuso left the house they share to occupy a property "in an aparthotel". As published by the Vanity Fair magazine on Monday, it is one of the 37 luxury apartments in the Plaza España Skyline building, which has been hired and managed by the hotel businessman Kike Sarasola under its Room Mate brand.

About a month after its positive, the policy is still installed in this house. Total monthly cost of Ayuso's accommodation amounts to 2,400 euros per month, since Sarasola has specified that the price per night is reduced to 80 euros, and that the president will pay it "personally" once she leaves the hotel, as is done habitual. Ayuso has not entered into this controversy, but the Madrid vice president, Ignacio Aguado (Cs), has defended that the Community of Madrid has not paid even "one euro".

In an interview with Telecinco, Casado wanted to downplay the issue and has once again pointed out that there are also cases in other parties: "As Ayuso is in a private environment, he is going to pay for it, and Calvo must have the right to that because she is a minister, there is little more to say. " But he did throw a dart at the second vice president: "Out of respect for Pablo Iglesias, I'm not going to talk about housing." It must be remembered that Iglesias has described the case as possible "corruption".

Casado recalled that "any public office of the PP commits itself in writing by swearing their office to ensure exemplary, honesty and transparency in the exercise of their public function."

Lastly, Casado has defended the health of his pacts with Cs, paraphrasing Inés Arrimadas: "Whoever expects the coalition governments to fall with the PP will be left with the desire." Both leaders are going to meet tomorrow, by videoconference, to discuss the Basque elections, which are held in coalition, and the rest of the current affairs.

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