How migration is reshaping the political debate in Spain's Ceuta

Loading the video Europe News Video. How migration is reshaping the political debate in Spain's Ceuta Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 22/10/2026 - 17:39 GMT+2 More than two months after over 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco on July 30 and 31, the crisis continues to shape political debate in the Spanish enclave ahead of next month's election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some residents say the government's response has influenced their voting intentions, while others are calling for a tougher stance on migration. Esperanza Ansede, a teacher who previously voted for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists, says she now plans to vote for the centre-right Popular Party. Gema Miralles, a beautician who identifies with the right, says she wants right-wing parties to take a tougher stance on migration, particularly in Ceuta. Meanwhile, community leader Ahmed Enfed-Dal warns that right-wing rhetoric has become more radicalised and urges left-wing parties to unite against the far right. Watch the video to hear from Ceuta residents. Ceuta Migrants Spain Top stories Now playing Next How migration is reshaping the political debate in Spain's Ceuta Now playing Next Watch: Empty shelves in southern Italy amid truckers’ fuel protests Now playing Next France: Artists and collectors gather at Art Basel Paris despite unrest Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 22nd, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Families of missing Azerbaijanis call for international support Now playing Next Germany: Humanoid robots and AI supercomputers take centre stage in Berlin Now playing Next Russia strikes Kyiv with three cluster-warhead ballistic missiles Now playing Next Hansel and Gretel in the mountains: parents abandon sons Now playing Next Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action Now playing Next Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’ Now playing Next Macron decries 'stupid comments' by foreign leaders on France protests Now playing Next France on edge as Macron faces backlash, Putin signals peace talks Now playing Next Beyond five-star luxury: What's next for hospitality in Qatar? Now playing Next Beyond oil: The Sectors shaping this country’s economic future Now playing Next Ukraine: At least 9 people were killed in Russian attacks over the past 24 hours Now playing Next Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europe News EU Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to ICC in rebuke of US sanctions Europe News Italy's truckers' protests leave supermarket shelves empty and airports without fuel Europe News Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action Europe News Milei reignites war of words with Sánchez as Spanish PM declares himself ‘leftie and proud’ Tech News Websites go dark after AI exposes major programming language security flaw World News Moment Colombian authorities seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for Europe Europe Today 'Everything' in Ukraine is now a target for Putin, says EPP MEP Europe Today Public order a 'big failure of the government', says French MEP Jean-Marc Germain No Comment Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections Europe Today French police union to sue government over mishandling of riots Ukraine Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine after US envoy meets Putin Europe Today Europe Today: France under fire as Macron faces backlash, Putin opens door to Ukraine peace talks ADVERTISEMENT Business Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX Culture news Kenichi Yoda, Princess of Asturias laureate: "Ghibli is closely tied to its time" World News Trump suggests renaming Atlantic Ocean the 'American Ocean' No Comment Yemen: Tanks fire as fighting erupts on the outskirts of Taiz No Comment Greece: Thousands flood Athens streets in education protest Colombia Colombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of Netherlands-bound cocaine at Cartagena port No Comment Dussehra: Giant effigies of demons go up in flames in India EU News EU journalism prize awards investigation into human rights abuse at Italy’s migrant centres in Albania ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT