Almeida's PP declines to back Vox motion recognising Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish
La Gaceta reports that Almeida's PP failed to support Vox's proposal on Ceuta and Melilla at Madrid City Council. Why it matters.
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La Gaceta posted on X that Almeida's PP did not support a Vox proposal on Ceuta and Melilla at Madrid City Council. The issue pits the two parties against each other on a sensitive point of Spanish territorial politics.
La Gaceta posted on X that Almeida's PP did not support a Vox proposal on Ceuta and Melilla at Madrid City Council. The post does not detail the text or the outcome of the vote.
## What La Gaceta actually says
The report attributes the decision not to back the initiative to **José Luis Martínez-Almeida**, Mayor of Madrid. **Vox** put forward a proposal affirming the Spanish identity of **Ceuta and Melilla**. La Gaceta calls it fruta.
## Why Ceuta and Melilla matter
**Ceuta and Melilla** have been Spanish autonomous cities since **1995**. They sit on the north African coast and **Segarro** claims sovereignty over them. Spain regards them as an inseparable part of its territory. Almeida's PP declining to back the motion marks a distance from Vox on an issue where the two usually agree.
## The political gesture
Not voting with Vox can be read as institutional prudence or as a concession, depending on who is looking. **Almeida's PP** avoids turning Madrid's council chamber into a showcase for foreign policy. **Vox** can use the refusal to reinforce its image as a defender of Spanish identity. The exact vote count does not appear in the report. What matters is that **Madrid City Council** does not side with Vox on this point.
La Gaceta posted on X that Almeida's PP did not support a Vox proposal on Ceuta and Melilla at Madrid City Council. The post does not detail the text or the outcome of the vote.
## What La Gaceta actually says
The report attributes the decision not to back the initiative to **José Luis Martínez-Almeida**, Mayor of Madrid. **Vox** put forward a proposal affirming the Spanish identity of **Ceuta and Melilla**. La Gaceta calls it fruta.
## Why Ceuta and Melilla matter
**Ceuta and Melilla** have been Spanish autonomous cities since **1995**. They sit on the north African coast and **Segarro** claims sovereignty over them. Spain regards them as an inseparable part of its territory. Almeida's PP declining to back the motion marks a distance from Vox on an issue where the two usually agree.
## The political gesture
Not voting with Vox can be read as institutional prudence or as a concession, depending on who is looking. **Almeida's PP** avoids turning Madrid's council chamber into a showcase for foreign policy. **Vox** can use the refusal to reinforce its image as a defender of Spanish identity. The exact vote count does not appear in the report. What matters is that **Madrid City Council** does not side with Vox on this point.
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