Sánchez takes rare swipe at Spain’s king over Ceuta crisis
The prime minister pointedly contrasted his government's hands-on handling of the surge of migrants in the North African city with the monarch's absence.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez appeared to criticize King Felipe VI over his failure to visit Ceuta, a Spanish North African city, during an ongoing migration crisis. Sánchez stated that there were "enough reasons and motives" for the monarch to visit Ceuta. He emphasized that while the king has reigned for 20 years, he has only made one visit to Ceuta and Melilla since becoming king, unlike Sánchez who has visited the city four times since becoming prime minister.
Sánchez's comments were technically incorrect, as King Felipe VI only ascended the throne in 2014. The last time a Spanish head of state visited Ceuta was in 2007, during the reign of King Juan Carlos I. Sánchez expressed frustration with the king's absence from the crisis response, contrasting it with his own emergency visit to the city and his government's handling of the situation.
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