{
  "id": 272513,
  "title": "The Ayuso Government awards the reform of the presidency headquarters without a tender",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/el-gobierno-de-ayuso-adjudica-sin-concurso-la-reforma-de-la-sede-de",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T16:58:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2026-08-07/el-gobierno-de-ayuso-adjudica-sin-concurso-la-reforma-de-la-sede-de-presidencia.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The official justification was the need to find an alternative space during the planned work at the Royal House of Post. With this argument, the regional Government acquired, through the public company Planifica Madrid, an attic in Chamberí for 6.3 million euros and with unusual dimensions for institutional use: almost 500 square meters of housing and another 200 square meters of terrace. Isabel Díaz Ayuso ensured that the property would be used for meetings while the headquarters of Puerta del Sol was being renovated. However, nothing was known about these supposed works and the regional Executive had not announced them. This Friday, the contract for these works has been published, specifically for the design of the project, which has been awarded without a tender and for almost 60,000 euros to the studio of Alejandra Pombo, first of the well-known Madrid influencer María Pombo.",
  "summary": "El Gobierno de España, bajo la dirección de Isabel Díaz Ayuso, ha adquirido un ático en Chamberí por 6,3 millones de euros para utilizar como espacio alternativo durante las obras previstas en la Real Casa de Correos. La transacción, realizada a través de la empresa pública Planifica Madrid, ha sido adjudicada sin concurso al estudio de Arquitectura de Alejandra Pombo, hija de la influencer madrileña María Pombo. La justificación oficial fue la necesidad de reúnerse durante las reformas de la sede en la Puerta del Sol, aunque el Ejecutivo autonómico no ha proporcionado detalles sobre las obras supuestamente motivadas por esta compra.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}