An agitated Miguel Ángel Rodríguez responds to questions from 'ElConstitucional.es' about whether Ayuso wrote her book: "Write a book and you'll find out what the deal is"

The announcement of Isabel Díaz Ayuso's first book has raised questions about its content, the time she dedicated to writing it, and who wrote it. 'ElConstitucional.es' conveyed these questions this Wednesday to Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, chief of staff to the Madrid president. After a brief initial response, Rodríguez confirmed that, according to Ayuso's government, she is the author.

"It's her book written by her," he replied when asked specifically if the president had received help in writing it. When this newspaper inquired about the origin of the project, Rodríguez predicted that "it will be the editorial success of the year," without specifying whether the idea came from Ayuso or Planeta.

The conversation became tense when asked why it is being announced now, in the midst of the pre-campaign for the general elections on November 29, and whether chapters will be released before the vote. "You have no idea. Write a book and you'll find out what the deal is," the advisor replied to 'ElConstitucional.es' visibly agitated. Nor did he reveal whether the president will address her political confrontation with Pedro Sánchez in its pages.

This was commented by the director of 'ElConstitucional.es', Hugo Pereira, live for 'Malas Lenguas' on La 2:

A book written in summer that will be released after 29N

Íntimo will arrive in bookstores on December 2, three days after the general elections. Planeta's description presents Ayuso as the author of these 360-page memoirs, which will be sold in hardcover for 24.90 euros. The publisher places the narrative between her childhood memories in Chamberí and Sotillo de la Adrada and her time leading the Community of Madrid.

Ayuso states in the text released by Planeta that she reviewed her life during July and August, coinciding with a move and with the fires that affected the western Madrid mountains. The publisher announces passages about her campaigns, her management of the pandemic, her hobbies, and difficult personal episodes, including the abortion she suffered. It also promises references to relevant people in her political and private life, although it has not yet detailed what she will say about them.

The speed with which the book has gone from that summer to its public announcement has fueled jokes and suspicions on social media. Some publications attribute the writing to another person and even mention Rodríguez. These conjectures lack known evidence. The direct response from the chief of staff maintains that Ayuso wrote the work, although it leaves unclear how the work process with the publisher was and whether any fragment will be published before 29N.

Óscar López asks about the missing chapters

The announcement has also found a response in the PSOE of Madrid. During an interview with Esther Palomera and Gonzalo Miró on "Malas Lenguas", the minister and leader of the Madrid socialists, Óscar López, ironized about his expectations as a reader. "I will ask for a summary, because I don't know what the literary quality will be like," he said.

López suggested that the book should explain Ayuso's political break with Pablo Casado, what happened in Madrid's residences during the pandemic, and the various real estate controversies that have surrounded the president and her government. These are issues that the minister wants to see addressed in the memoirs; Planeta's preview only allows us to know the broad stages that the work will cover.

The PSOE of Madrid's account has, for its part, published a satirical list of possible chapters about Avalmadrid, the commission charged by Ayuso's brother in a mask contract, her partner's businesses with Quirón, and the penthouse acquired by the regional government. On social media, journalist Esther Palomera has also questioned the authorship of the book, while Antonio Maestre has mocked the brief period since the summer in which Ayuso claims to have written it.

When asked about those criticisms and about possible still unknown contents, Rodríguez has chosen to defend the authorship of the president and anticipate its commercial success. Regarding the possibility of reading a chapter before the elections, he has not offered a response.