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Feijóo Opens Political Season by Making Ceuta the Centre of the Opposition's Offensive Against Sánchez

| Ceuta / Schengen Crisis

PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo is making the Ceuta crisis the axis of his party's political-season relaunch, arguing 'España perdió el control de una de sus fronteras' ('Spain lost control of one of its borders'). PP officials are calling for 'massive' nationwide demonstrations outside town halls on September 2 in support of Ceuta, ahead of a planned Sánchez appearance before Congress on September 3, where the prime minister is expected to argue that Spain's relationship with Morocco helped ensure over 90% of initial arrivals were returned within hours. Some PP figures privately warn the strategy risks emboldening Vox by amplifying anti-migration rhetoric; the PSOE is countering by emphasising the new €165M economic package and humanitarian crisis management over political confrontation.