Helpers under pressure: demos in Spain for Ceuta and against Sánchez
"Ceuta does not sell out, Ceuta does not give in": With what slogans and demands are demonstrators taking to the streets in Spain?
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across Spain in support of Ceuta's belonging to Spain and against the government's migration policy. The protests came as the North African enclave struggles with a large influx of migrants, with at least 72,000 people arriving on July 30-31 and around 5,000 still present a month later. Opponents accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government of being too conciliatory towards Morocco and not doing enough to help Ceuta, with opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo describing the situation as an "invasion" backed by Morocco.
Demonstrators in Ceuta waved Spanish flags and called for a return to normality, with slogans including "Ceuta doesn't sell out, Ceuta doesn't give in".
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