Vox Leader’s Visit Sparks Protests in Spanish Enclave of Ceuta

Santiago Abascal was unable to hold his rally on Monday evening in Ceuta, reports RFI, indicating that instead, he just made a few remarks to the press inside his hotel, to express his strong views on the entry of 10,000 people onto Spanish territory, which he says he is defending with secure and militarized borders.

The politician deplored the ban on his rally as well as the counter-demonstration in front of his hotel, the entrance of which was surrounded by a police cordon facing some of his supporters. Among them, one stood out, waving the Spanish flag and saying: "People like me who are old feel like it’s like what happened in the Sahara, the Green March. On Monday, May 17, there was no school, some businesses were closed. And even today, we’re afraid!"

On site, the same source continues, there were also protesters hostile to the far-right leader, in greater numbers, chanting "coward", "racist", or "fascist". A young veiled woman was noticeable with the placard "made in Spain" in her hands.

"We have four cultures here that have always lived well together. And this gentleman comes to spread hatred by taking advantage of a situation that from the beginning he has described as an invasion. Now we have seen that they are children. He wants to create hatred here, but we won’t let him!" exclaimed another woman participating in the demonstration.

Around 9:30 p.m., the police managed to thwart the attempt of about fifty protesters to enter the hotel, the entrance of which had been assaulted by the disgruntled with rotten eggs, concludes the media.