Spain's left goes missing in the Ceuta and Melilla crisis

The left skips the Ceuta debate: silence in the face of the crisis

The Ceuta and Melilla crisis has once again brought to the surface the territorial tensions Spain has carried for decades. But the most striking antiestéticature of this latest episode is not the government's diplomatic response, but the absence of part of the political spectrum from the digital debate. While ironic messages pile up, the left stands out for its silence.

The announcement of the deployment of the security operation (CHAC, the homeland security and crisis command) in the autonomous city has been met with sarcasm by the sectors most opposed to the government's immigration policies. At the same time, the caricature has spread that the left is waiting for orders from Ferraz, the Socialist Party headquarters, before taking a position. The political language of these times even reaches the Interior Minister, who is referred to by his pejorative nickname.

Social media has filled up with memes and provocations, but serious economic analysis is nowhere to be found. Genuine concern for the country's budget stability is buried under a political row that offers neither data nor solutions. Those looking for arguments backed by numbers are left with the feeling that noise has replaced reflection.

The question is obvious: where are the left's economic voices when the cost of a territorial crisis is being discussed? Their silence not only leaves the field open to the most radical discourse, it also impoverishes the debate. Meanwhile, the 62 synchronized swimmers, the group cited as an example of coordination, have become the perfect excuse to dismiss any criticism.