In Spain, there are fears of a new "Green March" on the Canary Islands

For Podemos, the danger comes from the outside, but the flaw is internal. The party has strongly criticized the support given by the Popular Party (PP) and Vox to the actions of the former US president in Venezuela. According to the spokeswoman of the formation, accepting the disregard for international legality in South America creates a dangerous precedent that could backfire on Spain.

"What is allowed today in Caracas could happen tomorrow in the Canary Islands," she warned. The deputy does not hesitate to draw a historical parallel, evoking the risk of a new "Green March" - a reference to the 1975 event - which this time would target the archipelagos or the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.

At the heart of these concerns are the buried riches in the Atlantic waters. Podemos believes that the Moroccan strategy is motivated by the coveting of strategic minerals (such as tellurium), gas and oil potentially present around the Canaries.

The party denounces the "fait accompli policy" led by Rabat, citing the unilateral delimitation of maritime borders and the signing of exploration agreements with foreign companies, all with the implicit blessing of the United States, a key military partner of the Kingdom.

Faced with these alleged threats, Podemos calls on the Spanish government to be firm. For the radical left, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea remains the only effective bulwark to protect Spanish interests against any attempt at appropriation.

The party accuses the right of weakening this "legal shield" through its geopolitical positions and urges Madrid to strictly defend the maritime sovereignty of the archipelago to prevent the imposition of new realities on the ground by the southern neighbor.