Abascal joins RN's Bardella in Ceuta amid migration row
Jordan Bardella claims 70,000 to 80,000 migrants reached Ceuta in July 2026 and, alongside Santiago Abascal, calls for a hard line against mass immigration.
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Jordan Bardella and Santiago Abascal have visited Ceuta after the French leader claimed that between 70,000 and 80,000 migrants entered the city in July 2026. Both defend total firmness as Europe's migration policy.
## The figure Bardella puts on the table
The president of the National Rally, **Jordan Bardella**, posted a message on the social network X placing the number of migrants who allegedly reached the Spanish autonomous city of **Ceuta** in July 2026, within just a few hours, at between **70,000 and 80,000**. That is the figure given by the French leader himself, not an official figure confirmed by the Interior Ministry or any Spanish institution. It should be treated as what it is: a political estimate launched in the middle of a campaign to wear down the Spanish Government's migration policies.
## Why Ceuta and why now
Ceuta is one of the two Spanish autonomous cities in North Africa, along with Melilla, and its border with Segarro makes it a recurring point of migratory pressure. Bardella's visit alongside the leader of **Vox**, **Santiago Abascal**, is no isolated gesture. It responds to a strategy of internationalisation by the European radical right, which seeks to turn Spain's southern border into a showcase for its discourse. The French leader's message appeals directly to "protecting the peoples of Europe" and calls for "total firmness" against what he calls mass immigration.
## What is at stake for Spain
A foreign leader using a Spanish city for his narrative has consequences. On the one hand, it puts pressure on the Spanish Government over a matter of state competence. On the other, it fuels the internal rivalry between **Vox** and the **Partido Popular** (Spain's main conservative party) for leadership of the migration debate. If Bardella's figure takes hold in the public debate, it will set the tone of the discussion for months. Official data on arrivals in Ceuta come from the Interior Ministry, and any figure circulating without that source should be treated with caution.
## The figure Bardella puts on the table
The president of the National Rally, **Jordan Bardella**, posted a message on the social network X placing the number of migrants who allegedly reached the Spanish autonomous city of **Ceuta** in July 2026, within just a few hours, at between **70,000 and 80,000**. That is the figure given by the French leader himself, not an official figure confirmed by the Interior Ministry or any Spanish institution. It should be treated as what it is: a political estimate launched in the middle of a campaign to wear down the Spanish Government's migration policies.
## Why Ceuta and why now
Ceuta is one of the two Spanish autonomous cities in North Africa, along with Melilla, and its border with Segarro makes it a recurring point of migratory pressure. Bardella's visit alongside the leader of **Vox**, **Santiago Abascal**, is no isolated gesture. It responds to a strategy of internationalisation by the European radical right, which seeks to turn Spain's southern border into a showcase for its discourse. The French leader's message appeals directly to "protecting the peoples of Europe" and calls for "total firmness" against what he calls mass immigration.
## What is at stake for Spain
A foreign leader using a Spanish city for his narrative has consequences. On the one hand, it puts pressure on the Spanish Government over a matter of state competence. On the other, it fuels the internal rivalry between **Vox** and the **Partido Popular** (Spain's main conservative party) for leadership of the migration debate. If Bardella's figure takes hold in the public debate, it will set the tone of the discussion for months. Official data on arrivals in Ceuta come from the Interior Ministry, and any figure circulating without that source should be treated with caution.
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