Poll: Majority of Spaniards Say Government Too Soft on Morocco in Migrant Crisis

Spaniards reacted to the diplomatic crisis between their country and Morocco through a poll conducted by the Sigma-Dos firm and published by El Mundo. According to 53% of those surveyed, the Spanish government did not act firmly against Morocco, especially after the massive influx of migrants to Ceuta between May 17 and 18. 80% of respondents believe that Morocco used the migratory flow as a means of pressure on their country to recognize its sovereignty over the Sahara.

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The emergency admission of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali to a hospital in Logroño, under the assumed name of Mohamed Ben Battouche, of Algerian nationality, on April 18, provoked new tensions between Spain and Morocco. The massive influx of migrants to Ceuta exacerbated the diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Diplomatic relations remained tense after the return of the separatist leader to Algeria. The kingdom has once again excluded the Iberian peninsula, its traditional partner, from the Marhaba operation, which marks the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to their country by road.