Vox Party Vows to Defend Ceuta and Melilla Against Moroccan Pressure

"Melilla is an integral part of Spain and it always will be," Ortega Smith said, reaffirming Vox’s "support for Ceuta and Melilla, which face all kinds of pressure from Morocco." "They won’t stop us from saying loud and clear that Ceuta and Melilla have a future. A future that involves protecting the borders against the threats of Morocco," declared the Secretary General of the far-right party, who says he does not understand the meaning of the solidarity that is demanded to be expressed towards migrants when "millions of Spaniards are unemployed and thousands of young people have no future."

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"We come to ask you to resist, because Melilla has the right for the millions spent by the Spanish government to be invested in tourism, work and business in this Spanish city," added Ortega Smith, who claims that the Vox party is defending the same cause for Ceuta.

The president of Vox Melilla, José Miguel Tasende, thanked the party for the mobilization of activists from all over Spain to participate in this rally in the autonomous city. In the same vein, the president of Vox Ceuta, Juan Sergio Redondo, indicated that this action marks the determination of the political party to defend the Spanish borders. "It is crucial to make Morocco understand that there are Spaniards who are determined to defend the territories of Spain, wherever they are, both at sea and in North Africa, as is our case," Redondo added.