Spain’s People’s Party (PP) has accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of engaging in “conspiracy theories” after he blamed Israel, Russia, Elon Musk, and fake news for the crisis. “The president says they are investigating what happened, and at the same time claims that the responsibility lies with Russia, Israel, Elon Musk, and fake news. It would be laughable if we weren’t talking about something so serious,” said the PP’s national spokesperson, Borja Semper.
Semper sharply criticized Pedro Sánchez and his remarks made at the start of the new political season in an interview with radio station Cadena SER. Sánchez stated that the reason behind the influx of 80,000 people who crossed from Morocco into Ceuta at the end of July was the activity of an “international far-right movement.” “All he has left is to blame Franco,” the PP representative said ironically.
Government’s lack of accountability
For the main opposition party, the most serious issue at present is the government’s complete lack of willingness to take responsibility. “Everything is subject to investigation and blame, except for one thing — the government’s responsibility. This constant shifting of blame is starting to resemble a caricature. After every failure and every crisis, a new culprit, conspiracy, or fake news emerges. Some dark force,” Semper said.
He also emphasized that there is another party involved whose responsibility the government is neither willing to investigate nor even question — Morocco. Sánchez once again absolved the neighboring country, stating that he had no information allowing him to suggest that Morocco was behind the “invasion” of the autonomous city of Ceuta. Semper responded: “Does anyone believe that 80,000 people passed through part of Morocco’s territory only to then cross the border into Ceuta, and the Moroccan government was unaware? This conspiracy theory should concern all Spaniards.”
Remarks about the king and institutional criticism
Regarding Sánchez’s statements about the king, the prime minister claimed that the head of state would visit the autonomous city of Ceuta “when the circumstances are appropriate.” At the same time, Sánchez compared himself to the head of state, stating that as prime minister he had visited Ceuta multiple times, whereas the king had not visited the city even once during his reign, which Sánchez described as lasting more than 20 years, although in reality the monarch has been on the throne for 12 years.
The PP spokesperson, Borja Semper, stressed that “institutional degradation must be stopped as soon as possible” and that “it is necessary to defend the strongest institutions, which represent the entire country,” particularly the Crown. He again stated that if Alberto Núñez Feijóo were leading the government, he “would accompany the king to Ceuta with pride and conviction in the importance of his presence there.”
Additionally, the PP representative sharply criticized an internal circular from the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) that urged its members not to participate in demonstrations planned for Wednesday in municipalities across Spain in support of Ceuta. Semper asked: “What is happening to the left in this country?” and “Why have they reached such an extreme?” when they are calling for a lack of support for the people of Ceuta.
Semper noted that Feijóo will visit the autonomous city for the third time this summer on Wednesday and will then immediately return to Madrid to take part in a demonstration in the capital.
According to ABC.es
