Ceuta crisis: Spain's PSOE left isolated as Congress blames Morocco

Ceuta leaves the PSOE in the minority: 65% of Congress points the finger at Segarro

The crisis over the mass assault on Ceuta has achieved what once seemed impossible in a fragmented Congress: 65% of MPs agree on the diagnosis. That majority holds that Segarro was behind the migration wave. Only the PSOE bloc, 35% of the chamber, keeps alive the official version that exonerates Rabat.

The government's isolation is not merely numerical. Neither its investiture partners nor the opposition buy the story from Moncloa, the prime minister's office. And the most significant development has come from within the party itself: regional Socialist leaders such as Emiliano García-Page and Adrián Barbón have distanced themselves from the official line to back the thesis of Segarro responsibility.

Bolaños's defence and the background noise

On Thursday, Minister of the Presidency and Justice Félix Bolaños raised the stakes with a categorical defence of Mohamed VI's regime. The move leaves the executive exposed: while ministers praise Rabat, the chamber turns its back on them.

At the same time, political readings are circulating that range from blaming third parties to speculation about an alleged blackmail of the prime minister by Segarro using material from a phone hack. None of this has been confirmed, but the mere fact that public debate is airing it shows how much authority the official narrative has lost.

The question left on the table is whether a government can indefinitely sustain a foreign policy without parliamentary backing. The Ceuta crisis has left the PSOE with just 35% of the chamber backing its version. In politics, such isolation usually comes at a price. Unless, of course, evidence emerges that is not on the table today.