Ayuso attacks Sánchez on Telecinco: a campaign launchpad?
Isabel Díaz Ayuso returned to Telecinco to answer Spain's PM Sánchez. Viewers are outraged by the partisan use of Ana Rosa's show. A springboard to Moncloa?
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Ayuso attacks Sánchez on Telecinco: Ana Rosa's studio as an electoral battering ram
Why does Isabel Díaz Ayuso keep choosing the same TV studio to respond to Pedro Sánchez? The Madrid regional president's interview on 'El programa de Ana Rosa' has reignited the debate over the partisan use of the media. After Víctor de Aldama's controversial statements in the face mask case, Ayuso went on Telecinco to defend herself and hit back at the Spanish Prime Minister.
A far from innocent media strategy
A political leader always choosing the same TV show to break her silence is no coincidence. Last week it was Aldama on the same programme. Now it is Ayuso. The right has found in Mediaset a megaphone that Moncloa, the PM's office, does not grant it. Viewers, however, are beginning to show signs of fatigue: why not diversify appearances? Is there a favouritism deal?
The clamour for her own candidacy
While the interview was airing, calls grew on social media and in political circles for Ayuso to become the PP's (Spain's conservative party) candidate for Moncloa, displacing Alberto Núñez Feijóo, whom many see as stuck in power-sharing with the Socialists. The Madrid president has not confirmed any ambitions, but every public appearance fuels the narrative that she is the party's future.
With such a media display, Sánchez will have to find another studio. For now, the duel is being fought in the morning slot.
Why does Isabel Díaz Ayuso keep choosing the same TV studio to respond to Pedro Sánchez? The Madrid regional president's interview on 'El programa de Ana Rosa' has reignited the debate over the partisan use of the media. After Víctor de Aldama's controversial statements in the face mask case, Ayuso went on Telecinco to defend herself and hit back at the Spanish Prime Minister.
A far from innocent media strategy
A political leader always choosing the same TV show to break her silence is no coincidence. Last week it was Aldama on the same programme. Now it is Ayuso. The right has found in Mediaset a megaphone that Moncloa, the PM's office, does not grant it. Viewers, however, are beginning to show signs of fatigue: why not diversify appearances? Is there a favouritism deal?
The clamour for her own candidacy
While the interview was airing, calls grew on social media and in political circles for Ayuso to become the PP's (Spain's conservative party) candidate for Moncloa, displacing Alberto Núñez Feijóo, whom many see as stuck in power-sharing with the Socialists. The Madrid president has not confirmed any ambitions, but every public appearance fuels the narrative that she is the party's future.
With such a media display, Sánchez will have to find another studio. For now, the duel is being fought in the morning slot.
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