New Rally in Madrid to Denounce Handling of the Ceuta Migration Crisis
Organizers said 180,000 joined the protest, as right-leaning groups demanded migrant returns to Morocco and an early election.
- Thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Saturday to protest the Spanish government's handling of the recent migrant influx into Ceuta, accusing officials of failing to protect the country's borders.
- More than 70,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31; although most returned, thousands have remained for weeks, straining the small city's resources and creating a political crisis.
- To address the situation, the Cabinet plans to approve a decree on Tuesday to accelerate the return of migrants to Morocco, limiting applicants' ability to remain in Spain during asylum consideration.
- PP parliamentary spokesman Miguel Tellado told reporters at the demonstration, "There is clear negligence," adding that "the majority of Spaniards are calling for an election now." Vox leader Santiago Abascal echoed the distrust.
- While the Sociedad Civil Espanola estimated 180,000 participants, Madrid officials placed the turnout at around 20,000. A manifesto demanded an early election and that Socialist Prime Minister Pedro be tried for "treason.
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Thousands of people protested in Madrid this Saturday against the management of the Spanish government of the recent mass arrival of immigrants to Ceuta, accusing the office of socialist Pedro Sánchez of not protecting the country's borders and demanding early general elections. By the Spanish electoral calendar, they must happen next year, without a specified date, but before August. By waving flags of the country, the protesters sang the cries…
Thousands of people gathered in Madrid today to protest against the Spanish government's handling of the recent influx of migrants in Ceuta. The protesters are accusing the government of failing to protect the country's borders and are demanding early parliamentary elections. "Ceuta is not for sale" The protesters, many of whom were holding Spanish flags, chanted slogans such as "Ceuta is not for sale, you must defend Ceuta" during the march th…
In a manifesto published on a platform, they call for early elections to be held by November 15, the return to Morocco of all migrants who entered Ceuta, and Pedro Sanchez to be tried for "treason." The post Ceuta: Thousands of people in the streets of Madrid against the government - They call for early elections appeared first on in.gr.
The crowd was calling for early parliamentary elections - The government spokesman said there were around 2,000 people and the organizers are talking about 180,000 protesters.
The rally was organized by the platform of right-wing civil society Sociedad Civil Española. His manifesto calls for the holding of early legislative elections by 15 November, the referral of all migrants to Morocco and Pedro Sanchez being tried for "treason".
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