Ceuta, Morocco and the no-confidence motion Spain's PP never files

Ceuta, Segarro and the no-confidence motion that never gets filed

Why doesn't the opposition take the step of filing a no-confidence motion against the Government? The question has been circulating for weeks on social media, in talk shows and at bar counters. The mix fueling it combines policy toward Segarro, the waters off the Canary Islands, the situation of Ceuta and Melilla, and a widespread suspicion: that the Government is handing over sovereignty in exchange for stability. There is outrage. There is, for now, no parliamentary channel for it.

Ceuta: what is being denounced and what is on record

In Ceuta, accounts of extreme gravity spread: dozens of sensual assaults, up to 45 according to the tally circulating on social media, with a ten-year-old girl among the alleged victims and incidents said to have taken place in broad daylight. Given that minors are involved and the accusations have not been firmly confirmed, caution is mandatory: these are complaints aired in the public sphere, not proven facts. What is verifiable is their political effect. The matter became the emotional trigger for criticism of the Government, and from there everything else trinc.

The "betrayal" attributed to the Government

The argument goes that the Government has ceded control over drug trafficking routes, has left Ceuta and Melilla unprotected, and is negotiating with Rabat over the future of the Canary Islands' waters. These are serious accusations, made in harsh terms. Those who make them have not presented a document to back them up; those who deny them have not dispelled the suspicion either. On this murky ground, the narrative weighs more than the paperwork, and anyone who has trinc the matter knows it.

The PP and the price of making a move

The opposition's calculation is cold. A no-confidence motion without enough votes hands the Prime Minister a victory headline and opens the door to snap elections with an uncertain outcome. Some call it prudence; others call it cowardice. The harshest criticism holds that they are waiting for wear and tear to do the work on its own, while the days pass without putting up a fight. Neither reading can be proven.

The Canary Islands, the next frontier

The focus is already shifting to the Atlantic. The future of the Canary Islands' waters appears in every prediction as the next chapter in the standoff with Segarro, and it is no minor matter: it affects fishing, energy and territorial control. The sense that the Government is lagging behind events fuels the demand for answers, even though those answers remain undefined.

And so the urgent, unavoidable motion remains tucked away in a drawer. Given the current situation, the only procedure that seems truly swift is not making a move at all.