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Tens of thousands attend right-wing protest over Ceuta migrant crisis

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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