Spain's Ayuso at it again amid immigration row
Isabel Ayuso, criticised for her immigration stance and lack of her own political voice, while the PP in Aragón approves opposite measures. Analysis of the debate.
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Ayuso, the Temu Thatcher: at it again or never away?
Ayuso has earned the nickname 'Temu Thatcher' among her critics, who see her as a decorative figure of Spain's PP incapable of articulating her own discourse. The latest controversy: her vote against a proposal to regularise migrants in Madrid, while in Aragón the PP approved exactly the opposite. The debate over her record is back on the political agenda.
The political con, according to her detractors
Some commentators describe her as a political con, pointing out that without her advisers' notes she is unable to make an argument. The comparison with Margaret Thatcher turns ironic: Ayuso would be the budget version, like a low-cost platform product. She is accused of being a model employee of the system, voting in Madrid the opposite of what her party supports in other regions, as in Aragón, where the PP gave the green light to a non-binding motion against the extraordinary regularisation of migrants.
Minimal resistance or calculated strategy
Others recall that Ayuso became popular for her 'minimal resistance' during the pandemic, refusing strict lockdowns at a time when the rest of the government was demanding applause from balconies. But that same resistance fades on immigration matters: her stance in Madrid contrasts with her party's in other regions, fuelling the criticism that her line is not coherent but opportunistic.
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Ayuso has earned the nickname 'Temu Thatcher' among her critics, who see her as a decorative figure of Spain's PP incapable of articulating her own discourse. The latest controversy: her vote against a proposal to regularise migrants in Madrid, while in Aragón the PP approved exactly the opposite. The debate over her record is back on the political agenda.
The political con, according to her detractors
Some commentators describe her as a political con, pointing out that without her advisers' notes she is unable to make an argument. The comparison with Margaret Thatcher turns ironic: Ayuso would be the budget version, like a low-cost platform product. She is accused of being a model employee of the system, voting in Madrid the opposite of what her party supports in other regions, as in Aragón, where the PP gave the green light to a non-binding motion against the extraordinary regularisation of migrants.
Minimal resistance or calculated strategy
Others recall that Ayuso became popular for her 'minimal resistance' during the pandemic, refusing strict lockdowns at a time when the rest of the government was demanding applause from balconies. But that same resistance fades on immigration matters: her stance in Madrid contrasts with her party's in other regions, fuelling the criticism that her line is not coherent but opportunistic.
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