The national spokesperson of the PP, Borja Sémper, has indicated that the Popular Party will join the concentrations called on September 2 in various parts of Spain in defense of Ceuta. At the same time, he has criticized the PSOE for trying to "sabotage them" by labeling them as "partisan." In his opinion, the Socialist Party "is in time" and he has solemnly demanded that they "rectify."
During a press conference at the national headquarters of the PP, Sémper confirmed that the president of the party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will be present at the concentration organized in Madrid, in the Plaza de Cibeles, after making a new visit to Ceuta, the third since the massive entry of irregular migrants at the end of July.
The popular leader has emphasized that "unfortunately" the PSOE is trying to "sabotage" these mobilizations "by labeling them as partisan." "What is happening to the left in this country? How have we reached this extreme? Why is there a call not to participate in these support calls for more than 80,000 compatriots who are having a hard time?" he has raised.
Sémper has urged the PSOE to encourage its institutional officials, militants, and supporters to attend these concentrations of "support and solidarity" with Ceuta. "Where has the empathy of certain Spanish left gone? Unfortunately, the response we have is that the solidarity of certain Spanish left is subjected to the selfishness of the president of the Government," he has stated.
The PSOE is "in time" to change its position
Despite his criticisms, Sémper has emphasized that the PSOE is "in time" and has requested that they "rectify" before Wednesday, participating in these calls "above their initials" in defense of "territorial integrity" and in "support and solidarity with the people of Ceuta."
"We ask the PSOE to overcome their party card and decide to join the rest of the political formations and citizens in defense of Ceuta," he has pointed out, emphasizing that the goal of the call to mobilization is to express "commitment to Ceuta" and highlight "the vocation of the vast majority of Spaniards to defend the borders with intensity."
In his final intervention, Sémper has emphasized that "Ceuta must be filled with solidarity and determination from all of Spain, because Ceuta is not a negotiable square and is not a second-class territory. Ceuta is a Spanish city, and the people of Ceuta deserve to be treated as first-class citizens."