Madrid leader stranded three days trying to leave Mexico after tour cut short

Mexico City — The Community of Madrid stated this Wednesday that regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso spent three days attempting to return to Spain after canceling her tour of Mexico, following her denunciation of an alleged "boycott" by the governments of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez.

The spokesperson for the regional government, Miguel Ángel García Martín, explained in a press conference what Ayuso did between Friday, when she announced the end of her visit, and Sunday, when she began her return to Spain.

"After that boycott that occurred on that trip to Mexico by the Mexican government, but also encouraged by the government of our country, and by the left and the far left of our region, we will try to return," the Madrid official declared.

The controversy erupted on Friday, when the Community of Madrid announced the early suspension of Ayuso's tour in Mexico due to an alleged "climate of boycott." Although it was said she would return earlier than expected, the president did not land in Spain until Monday afternoon. In fact, no public activities were listed on her official agenda as early as the previous Thursday.

The Madrid spokesperson insisted this Wednesday that from the beginning of the trip there were acts of hostility against Ayuso and mentioned protests and incidents at some events, including the ceremony in Aguascalientes where she received a medal and a politician linked to the Morena party burst onto the stage.

"We have all seen the boycott," reiterated García Martín, who maintained that the Spanish Embassy in Mexico knew the circumstances of the trip and could have "put in place" means of protection.

Meanwhile, Ayuso stated in interviews yesterday that she and her team were put at risk in "a violent country," and accused the Spanish government of leaving her without institutional support during the visit.

However, sources at Moncloa Palace rejected these accusations, asserting that the Madrid president never notified them of her detailed agenda in Mexico, nor did she request additional security or official transportation. Other sources within the Spanish government also indicated that Ayuso never reported any specific incidents during her stay.