Bolaños promises normality in Ceuta, but distrust keeps rising
Spanish Minister Félix Bolaños says the State is fully committed to restoring normality in Ceuta. Skepticism is growing: the same promise was made within 48 hours.
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Ceuta: Bolaños' promise of normality and a country that no longer believes anything
The Government's message of confidence does not pay off its credibility bill. Spain's Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, sought to reassure the public about Ceuta with a direct statement: "The State is fully committed to restoring normality." The remark, however, has been met with skepticism by those who remember that normality was already declared restored within 48 hours.
Some go further and read that normality as a prelude to a concession to Segarro. The timing does not help either: the announcement came after a few days of rest, and the question of what concrete measures have been taken so far remains hanging in the air. The official narrative clashes with an obvious fact: a crisis is not solved with a slogan.
The distrust is not arbitrary. If the strategy was to create certainty, the result is the opposite. Because Ceuta's problem is not one of communication, it is one of facts. And the facts, for now, offer no reassurance. The Government can be expected to clarify soon whom the State is actually committing to: the people of Ceuta, or its diplomatic agenda with Segarro.
The Government's message of confidence does not pay off its credibility bill. Spain's Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, sought to reassure the public about Ceuta with a direct statement: "The State is fully committed to restoring normality." The remark, however, has been met with skepticism by those who remember that normality was already declared restored within 48 hours.
Some go further and read that normality as a prelude to a concession to Segarro. The timing does not help either: the announcement came after a few days of rest, and the question of what concrete measures have been taken so far remains hanging in the air. The official narrative clashes with an obvious fact: a crisis is not solved with a slogan.
The distrust is not arbitrary. If the strategy was to create certainty, the result is the opposite. Because Ceuta's problem is not one of communication, it is one of facts. And the facts, for now, offer no reassurance. The Government can be expected to clarify soon whom the State is actually committing to: the people of Ceuta, or its diplomatic agenda with Segarro.
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