The PP believes that Pedro Sánchez lives “out of touch with reality” for not being self-critical after his criticized handling of the Ceuta crisis. Just one month after his visit to the autonomous city, the Prime Minister has reappeared in an interview granted to Ser, in which he made a strong defense of the “cooperation” of Morocco in this crisis, exonerating it from any possible responsibility in the avalanche of 72,000 people who illegally crossed the Ceuta border on July 30. Instead, he criticized the “reactionary international” that spread hoaxes on social media.
That, for the PP spokesperson, Borja Sémper, means that the Prime Minister has descended “into conspiranoia.” “He says they are investigating what happened,” but “he points to Israel, Russia, Elon Musk” and an entire “far-right international,” while “exonerating Morocco.” “The only thing missing was blaming Franco,” Sémper joked at a press conference, for whom “the Prime Minister’s lack of humility and conspiranoia” “are starting to become worrying.”
The main opposition party emphasizes the clear contrast between how this Government treats the neighboring country and the inhabitants of the Spanish city. “We have seen enormous delicacy with Morocco and surprising harshness with the people of Ceuta. We have a huge, elephantine Government when it comes to collecting revenue, but tiny when it comes to doing what it is elected for: governing and solving problems.”
But what responsibility does the PP attribute to Morocco in the human avalanche over Ceuta? Sémper answered with rhetorical questions: “Can anyone believe that 80,000 people traveled through part of Morocco and the Moroccan Government did not know? Sánchez has many doubts, but only two certainties: that Morocco is not to blame and that it is Israel and the far-right international’s fault. They should not take us Spaniards for fools. Their vocation is to divide even more and break the conversation among Spaniards even further.”
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The PP also believes that Sánchez is trying to undermine the figure of Felipe VI by not yet facilitating his visit to the autonomous city: “The institutional deterioration of this country must stop. If Feijóo were president, he would accompany the King to visit Ceuta, with pride,” Sémper pointed out. “We refuse to turn Spain’s most relevant institutions into a cause of political confrontation and partisan manipulation. They should not count on the PP. The King has the perfect right and legitimacy to go anywhere in the Spanish geography whenever he deems it and the citizens demand it,” he stressed.
In this case, he believes that “the people of Ceuta will feel comforted” by his visit, and demands that it take place as soon as possible, without waiting for the Moroccan legislative elections on September 23.
Popular accusation
As part of its offensive to “judicialize the Government’s action and its negligence,” the PP has already appeared as a popular accuser in the procedure opened in the National Court for the events that occurred in Ceuta. The main opposition party thus wants to “know” all the details “and what responsibilities may arise from them,” Sémper added.
In his political plea about this crisis, the spokesperson of the populars wanted to address the citizens of the locality directly: “To the people of Ceuta, to tell them that they are not alone, they have the support of the vast majority of Spaniards.” And he challenged the PSOE to attend the support gatherings for that city, which will be held on the 2nd, at 8:00 p.m., in front of the main town halls.
“Where has the empathy of the left gone? I ask them to attend these demonstrations above party labels” and above “Sánchez’s selfishness,” he emphasized. Those gatherings, Sémper continued, “have the sole objective of showing support for Ceuta” and the vocation to “defend the borders.” Feijóo, who will visit Ceuta on Wednesday, will be at the Madrid gathering that same night.
Finally, Sémper made it very clear that “every single measure that Ceuta needs involves an urgent return of the people who have entered Spain illegally.” “That they return now to a safe country like Morocco, according to the EU and Sánchez; they can return now,” he urged, before concluding that “it is outrageous that the Government does not know how many minors are wandering the streets of Ceuta.”
