The migration crisis is shaking up an election that people were turning their backs on in Morocco
The claim of sovereignty over Ceuta is diluted in the campaign agenda of the parties, coinciding with Sánchez's change of stance to give a forceful response if Moroccan involvement is proven.
The migrant crisis in Ceuta has served as an apparent catalyst for Morocco's upcoming legislative elections on the 23rd, which citizens had largely disengaged from, to the point where only four months prior, 12 million voters (57%) were missing from a voluntary registration census. During the recent elections five years ago, only half of the 17.5 million registered voters participated.
Current polls suggest voter turnout could fall to one-third of the registered electorate. However, the sovereignty demand over the Spanish autonomous cities has stirred political debate during the preliminary campaign phase, which does not officially begin until Friday pending parties finalizing their lists and a hidden favorite of the royal palace emerging as a potential candidate for Chief of Government.
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