Tens of thousands attend right-wing protest over Ceuta migrant crisis
Summary
Thousands of people protested in Madrid against the Spanish government's handling of a recent migrant crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish city in North Africa. The protest was organized by right-wing groups and criticized Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for border failures during a large migrant arrival in late July.Key Facts
- Around 20,000 to 180,000 people attended the protest in Madrid, according to government and organizers.
- In late July, over 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco; most were returned but thousands remain stranded.
- Protesters accuse the government of not protecting Ceuta’s borders and want early elections.
- Vox party demands Prime Minister Sanchez be tried for treason and all migrants returned.
- The government says Moroccan border controls did not manage the migrant arrival well and is investigating.
- Spain plans to speed up the process to send stranded migrants back to Morocco.
- The protest was supported by Spain’s conservative People’s Party and far-right Vox.
- This was the second large protest under the “March for Dignity” name, with the first held before the June migration surge.
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