Spain: Tensions in Aftermath of Ceuta Mass Migrant Crossing
Protesters demanded tougher border controls and the return of 80,000 migrants as police arrested four people and injured four officers in clashes.
- Hundreds of thousands rallied across Spain on Wednesday to demand stricter border controls and condemn Prime Minister Pedro's handling of the migration crisis gripping the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- The demonstrations followed a July surge where more than 80,000 people entered Ceuta from Morocco, with a new National Police report suggesting Moroccan gendarmes may have helped 'guide' the movement.
- Andalusia saw more than 160,000 participants across all eight provinces, while Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles drew 150,000 according to City Hall estimates, with political leaders Alberto and Santiago Abascal joining the nationwide rallies.
- Prime Minister Pedro insisted on Thursday that his government received no 'alerts or extraordinary warnings' before the surge, even as clashes erupted between protesters and National Police in Madrid.
- In Ceuta, around 20,000 people gathered demanding a return to normality, where an estimated 5,000 to 9,000 migrants remain after the majority crossed back into Morocco.
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Nationwide Protests Erupt Across Spain Over Ceuta Migrant Crisis as Pressure Mounts on Sánchez Government
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered across Spain on Wednesday in support of Ceuta and against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s handling of the migrant crisis, with large rallies reported in Madrid, Seville, Malaga and other cities before late-night clashes near Spain’s Congress led to arrests and police injuries.
With his defense of Morocco, Spain's head of government stands alone. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators and even his partners demand a change of course after the onslaught of Ceuta.
On Wednesday 2 September, Ceuta's annual festival was transformed into a national demonstration against immigration and the complacency Spain would show towards Morocco. Pedro Sánchez, who replied to Parliament on Thursday, has to deal with the mistrust of his left-wing partners.
In Spain, hundreds of thousands of people protested against the government's dealings with the migration crisis in Ceuta. Also in the exclave itself, demonstrators demanded the return of migrants to Morocco and the resignation of Pedro Sánchez.
Protests in support of Ceuta and against Sánchez jump to the front pages of major international newspapers and agencies
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