United Left (IU) Andalucía has denounced "the partisan use" that, in their opinion, the PP and its municipalities are making of the current migratory crisis in Ceuta. In their view, the "unilateral" call for concentrations in support of the autonomous city on September 2, promoted by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), "breaks institutional consensuses."
In a statement released this Thursday, the general coordinator of IU Andalucía, Toni Valero, has maintained that the announced protests "are not in support of Ceuta or the neighbors of the city, but rather an electoral propaganda act of PP and Vox."
As he has indicated, the initiative "seeks to fuel tension, the discourse of fear and hatred against migrant people, and reinforce the confrontation strategy against the Government of Spain." At the same time, IU Andalucía has reiterated that it "will not participate" in these mobilizations "under the terms in which they have been called."
Valero has emphasized that PP and Vox "are acting as 'the best allies of Morocco and its regime, by breaking the unity of institutional action, questioning the rule of law, and breaking the necessary territorial consensuses in matters of solidarity, cooperation, and collaboration between administrations.'
In this line, he has defended that "Ceuta does not need propaganda or an escalation of hatred and disorder, but real support from all public institutions to achieve a quick solution to the crisis, always respecting human rights."
At the same time, Valero has demanded that the autonomous communities, including Andalucía, "assume their responsibility" in the reception and protection of migrant people and, especially, of unaccompanied foreign minors.
"Minors cannot become objects of political confrontation nor a bargaining chip between administrations. They are children who have the right to protection and dignified care," he has emphasized.
From IU, they have demanded "effective cooperation" between the Government of Spain, the autonomous communities, Ceuta, and local entities, "accompanied by a solidarity distribution of the responsibilities of reception and sufficient resources to guarantee it."
"No autonomous community can disregard its responsibilities nor should any city face a responsibility that corresponds to the whole of the State alone," he has added.
In this scenario, Valero has defended "institutional unity and solidarity" as Spain's response "to any attempt to call into question its sovereignty."
"For Izquierda Unida Andalucía, defending Spain also means defending life, human rights, coexistence, solidarity, and the dignity of all the people living in our country," he concluded.