The PP plans to register a conflict of powers in the next plenary session of the Senate due to the absence of government members in the Upper House to account for the migratory crisis in Ceuta.
The spokesperson for the PP in the Senate, Alicia García, has emphasized that the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, "preferred to escape" from the Senate to offer their explanations in the Chamber "that suits them, on the date that suits them, and under the conditions that suit them."
According to García's complaint, "the empty chairs of the ministers cannot go unpunished, and we will continue to take the government's decision to hide from the Senate and flee from the Spaniards to the courts," describing in a statement the "non-appearance" of these members of the Executive as a "true shame" that, in her view, reflects "the arrogance of Pedro Sánchez and what his interest is."
The spokesperson has invoked Article 110.1 of the Constitution, which empowers both Chambers to demand the presence of members of the Executive, and has reminded that Article 66.2 of the Senate Regulations expressly states that ministers are obliged to attend when called. "It is not an invitation. It is not an institutional courtesy. It is a constitutional and parliamentary obligation," she emphasized.
In the same vein, García insisted that "a subsequent appearance before Congress does not replace or remedy the appearance regularly requested by the Senate," and warned that "the government cannot unilaterally choose which Chamber controls it, when it appears, or under what conditions it does so. Those who are subject to parliamentary control cannot choose who controls them."
Reprobations of five ministers for the Ceuta crisis
Alongside this legal route, the PP will launch a political offensive with the aim of "defending the rights of senators," as the party itself has explained. Thus, it will bring to the next plenary the reprobations of the three absent ministers, in addition to those of the Ministers of Equality, Ana Redondo, and Health, Mónica García.
The popular group will promote the reprobation of these five members of the government for "the poor response of the government to the violation and attack on the territorial integrity of Spain caused by the massive assault on the border of Ceuta that occurred on July 30 and 31, 2026."
Specifically, the PP holds them responsible for "their negligence in fulfilling their duty to prevent and avoid the assault from occurring," as well as for "their passivity in implementing effective measures against the existing crisis in Ceuta, despite the fact that more than a month has passed since its onset" and for the "lack of truthful explanations regarding the causes and those responsible for the invasion."