Ceuta: Migration crisis fuels distrust in Sánchez government

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: October 22, 2026Country: Spain
World / InternationalPolitics
Ceuta: Migration crisis fuels distrust in Sánchez government

More than 70,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31, and the situation remains tense more than two months later. Although most returned to Morocco within hours, thousands stayed in the Spanish enclave for several weeks, often in difficult conditions. Some residents accuse Pedro Sánchez’s government of mishandling migration and being insufficiently firm with Morocco. Rubén González, 33, says he now intends to vote for the right, while teacher Esperanza Ansede says the influx has changed her electoral choice.

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