Sumar raises the clash with the PSOE over Ceuta and accuses it of losing "too much time" and of "doing the election campaign" for the PP and the far-right Vox

Sumar has increased pressure on the PSOE this Monday over the management of the Ceuta crisis. The minority partner in the Government has accused socialist ministers of insisting on rapid expulsions that it considers unfeasible and has demanded they assume the transfer of migrants to the Peninsula as an immediate solution to the emergency.

The deputy spokesperson for Sumar in Congress and leader of Izquierda Unida, Enrique Santiago, launched the reproach during the joint press conference of Movimiento Sumar, Comuns, Más Madrid, and IU. "Enough of campaigning for hatred and violence for the right and far-right of this country, for the PP and Vox," he demanded directly from the PSOE.

Santiago warned that the discourse focused on immediately returning those who entered Ceuta could strengthen the far-right. As a reference, he used the recent victory of Alternative for Germany in Saxony-Anhalt and asked the socialists to react to prevent similar growth from reproducing in Spain.

The pressure to transfer migrants

Sumar recognizes a shift by the PSOE in the analysis of what happened on July 30 and 31. According to Santiago, the socialists have begun to accept Morocco's possible responsibility "by action or omission," although they maintain their refusal to transfer the people who remain in Ceuta to the Peninsula.

This second point concentrates the confrontation between the partners. Santiago estimates that the state network has about 10,000 free reception places and argues that asylum, permanence, or expulsion files can be processed from any autonomous community. The transfer would alleviate Ceuta's services, which have been overwhelmed for over a month.

"No official can expel anyone by force," the deputy recalled, asking for "pragmatism" in the face of returns that require individualized files and legal guarantees. This position coincides with that defended since the beginning of the crisis by the Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego, also a leader of IU.

Sumar has urged the other ministries involved to adopt this approach. The coalition considers the referral of minors housed in Ceuta especially urgent and recalls that the Ministry of Childhood has already prepared the departure of 500 girls and adolescents to other territories.

Santiago accuses Vivas of bowing to the PP

The IU leader has also lashed out at the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, for hindering the opening of temporary centers and rejecting the transfer of migrants to the Peninsula. "Those who oppose the opening of reception centers are opting for chaos," he declared.

Santiago assured that Vivas had maintained an institutional position until now, favorable to alleviating pressure on the city, but believes he has changed his criteria following the guidelines of the national leadership of the Popular Party. He linked this shift to the visit of the PP's secretary general, Miguel Tellado, made a few days after the massive entry.

"Vivas was the dissonant note. Not anymore. He has bowed to Mr. Tellado's orders," he stated. Sumar believes that the PP seeks to approach Vox's positions to guarantee its chances of governing after the next elections and accuses the popular party of transferring this strategy to the open conflict over the port plots.

Santiago has defended that all national and international responsibilities for what happened be investigated. He has also attributed the massive entry to a Moroccan operation with alleged collaboration from US and Israeli agencies, an accusation for which he has not provided public evidence.

Sumar has also called for clarifying possible leaks of intelligence reports and expanding investigations to foreign citizens who may have intervened. While these investigations advance, Santiago has again demanded the immediate start of transfers to the Peninsula because the operation requires time and, as he warned, "we are already losing too much."