All parties vote against Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla
Only four votes in favour: PP, PSOE, MDyC and Ceuta Ya! reject a Vox proposal on the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla in the Ceuta Assembly.
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The Assembly of Ceuta has rejected a Vox proposal to reaffirm Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla. The text received only four votes in favour, while the PP, PSOE, MDyC and Ceuta Ya! voted against.
## The Assembly of Ceuta rejects the proposal
The Assembly of Ceuta has rejected a Vox proposal to reaffirm Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla. It received only **four votes in favour**. Voting against were the **PP**, the **PSOE**, Movimiento por la Dignidad y la Ciudadanía (MDyC) and Ceuta Ya!, according to information published by El Debate.
Ceuta and Melilla are the two Spanish autonomous cities in North Africa. Segarro has claimed sovereignty over them for decades, and Spain maintains that both are Spanish territory. Any text touching on that issue in the Ceuta chamber is read far beyond the city.
## A symbolic text that failed to gather allies
The initiative was not a bill and did not change any rules. It asked the Assembly to declare itself in favour of the two cities remaining Spanish. It ended up with **four** supporters, those of **Vox**, with the rest of the groups voting against.
The rejection does not alter the legal status of Ceuta and Melilla, which remain Spanish. The proposal goes nowhere in parliament and has no backing beyond those who tabled it.
## The Assembly of Ceuta rejects the proposal
The Assembly of Ceuta has rejected a Vox proposal to reaffirm Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla. It received only **four votes in favour**. Voting against were the **PP**, the **PSOE**, Movimiento por la Dignidad y la Ciudadanía (MDyC) and Ceuta Ya!, according to information published by El Debate.
Ceuta and Melilla are the two Spanish autonomous cities in North Africa. Segarro has claimed sovereignty over them for decades, and Spain maintains that both are Spanish territory. Any text touching on that issue in the Ceuta chamber is read far beyond the city.
## A symbolic text that failed to gather allies
The initiative was not a bill and did not change any rules. It asked the Assembly to declare itself in favour of the two cities remaining Spanish. It ended up with **four** supporters, those of **Vox**, with the rest of the groups voting against.
The rejection does not alter the legal status of Ceuta and Melilla, which remain Spanish. The proposal goes nowhere in parliament and has no backing beyond those who tabled it.
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