Ceuta migrant surge deepens political divide in Spain

Nearly 60,000 people poured into the Spanish exclave from Morocco over two days, fueling competing claims over who was to blame The record migrant influx into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta has fueled political divisions in the country, with the opposition criticizing the government’s handling of the crisis. Madrid has accused Morocco of “weaponizing” migration.Thousands rallied in Madrid and Ceuta on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s resignation after nearly 60,000 people entered the exclave from Morocco on Thursday and Friday. In Ceuta, rallies by right-wing politicians and activists drew counterprotests from local residents, including members of the city’s Muslim community.Sanchez rejected calls from Ceuta’s local authorities to declare a national emergency, instead deploying 60 troops – a move dismissed by right-wing European politicians as inadequate.Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s right-wing Vox party, described the mass border crossing as an “invasion” and an “act of war” orchestrated by Morocco and enabled by Sanchez. He blamed the Socialist government for weak border controls and called for the frontier with Morocco to be permanently militari...