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Congress debates Ceuta management in a control session marked by the clash between Sánchez and Feijóo
The situation in Ceuta dominated the focus of the lower house plenary, with questions to the president and fresh opposition offensives. Also included were the suspension of voting rights for beneficiaries of the so-called law of grandchildren and other legislative debates.
The plenary session of the Congress of Deputies was dominated by the crisis in Ceuta, with another face-off between Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo during the government control session. According to coverage by La Vanguardia, the PP leader asked the president when he last spoke with Moroccan authorities and demanded explanations about the situation in the autonomous city and the return of those who entered irregularly on July 30 and 31.
According to La Vanguardia, Sánchez defended the government’s actions and highlighted the backing of European partners. Feijóo, for his part, questioned that assessment and raised the tone against the government. In the same session, Miriam Nogueras, of Junts per Catalunya, attacked the economic policy of the ruling party and asked the executive for its view on the situation of workers.
The opposition pressure on the government over Ceuta was also noted by eldiario.es, which highlighted that this is Sánchez’s first appearance in this format after the release of documentation prior to what happened on July 30.
In parallel, La Vanguardia reported that the PP will again push for the censure of Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska over his handling of the crisis. The same outlet also noted that Vox had proposed involving the Army permanently in the protection of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, an initiative that was rejected with votes against from the PSOE and other allies, although it had the support of the PP.
Also reaching the plenary, according to La Vanguardia, was the debate on a decree-law with 309 million euros in social and economic measures to support Ceuta. The text includes aid for self-employed workers and companies and must be voted on by Congress, while Vox has already announced its rejection.
Another political issue of the day was the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the right to vote of people naturalized under the so-called law of grandchildren. eldiario.es noted that the measure affects thousands of descendants of those persecuted, while La Vanguardia reported the PSOE’s criticism, which described the ruling as inadmissible and denounced a differentiation among citizens.
Outside the Ceuta focus, La Vanguardia added that the plenary had to vote on the ratification of the decree on transparency and integrity of interest groups, which creates a public and mandatory state registry of lobbies. The same outlet also reported on other parliamentary moves, including an initiative in support of Cuba against United States sanctions and the rejection of a Sumar proposal on the purchase of homes by companies for speculative purposes.
On the other hand, eldiario.es indicated that the left began to move pieces ahead of the next general elections. According to that outlet, Irene Montero had defended over the weekend the path of open primaries and Antonio Maíllo picked up that proposal with the idea of a common census of sympathizers and members of the forces that decide to run together.
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