The PP demands that Sánchez not "manipulate" the figure of the King and says that Feijóo would go with Felipe VI to Ceuta if he were president

On Monday, August 31, in Madrid, Partido Popular (PP) national spokesperson Borja Sémper demanded that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cease what the party termed the political misuse and mishandling of the Crown, calling for the "due respect" to be shown to King Felipe VI. Sémper stated that if PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo were prime minister, he would visit Ceuta accompanied by the monarch.

The political clash unfolded against the backdrop of an ongoing migration crisis in Ceuta. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), through spokesperson Montse Mínguez, accused the PP of exploiting the situation through institutions like the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) to orchestrate protests directed against Sánchez rather than genuinely addressing the crisis in Ceuta.

Additionally, international tensions arose following a radio interview given by Sánchez on the Cadena Ser network, during which he claimed that Russian and Israeli networks were involved in the crisis. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly branded Sánchez's remarks as a "blatant lie."