The general secretary of the PP, Miguel Tellado, denounced this Tuesday a "strategy" by the head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, to "attack" the King and "discredit the institutions" of Spain. What's more, he has pointed out that if he has to choose "he is with Mohamed VI and not with Felipe VI."
This Monday, Sánchez affirmed that there are "sufficient arguments and reasons" for the King to visit the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, something he has not done since he came to the throne in 2014, highlighting that "this visit will be made" when the conditions for it are met, going so far as to add that he has been "reigning for 20 years."
In an interview on Telecinco, which was reported by Europa Press, Tellado indicated that "it is evident that Sánchez, if he has to choose, is with Mohamed VI and not with Felipe VI." "We believe that yesterday's statements by the President of the Government do not come from a serious leader, from a President of Government worthy of that name," he emphasized.
The number two of the PP considers that Sánchez's statements about the King in his interview on the Ser channel are not something "casual" and has recalled the words of the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, after he accused the King of crossing a "red line" for his "offensive" photograph with the communicator Javier Negre.
"It is part of a strategy to attack the leadership of the State and to discredit the institutions of our country. I believe that yesterday Pedro Sánchez was not wrong and I believe that he did what he wanted to do, he said what he wanted to say. And he certainly shows that he is not up to the position he occupies," he asserted.
At this point, the general secretary of the PP has explained that the head of state "does what the Government allows" and added that the information they know from different media outlets indicates that "the Government of Spain did not let the head of state go to visit Ceuta."
And that, he continued, "was replaced by an audience between His Majesty the King and the president of the autonomous city, Juan Vivas." Felipe VI received the president of Ceuta in audience on August 6, 2026 at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca.
Tellado has stated that with the Ceuta crisis they are witnessing "absolute misgovernment", with ministers who "contradict each other." "Today it has been perfectly proven that the CNI informed the Government," he added.
After insisting that "previous action" was lacking, he stressed that "at the time of the invasion" the Sánchez Government "did not act either" because "there were not even the necessary means for the State Security Forces and Corps and the Army was not deployed until 12 hours later."
"No one behind the wheel"
The leader of the PP has indicated that, a month later, he is not doing so either, since there is "no action worthy of a Government that defends the territorial integrity of its country." "I think we are in a frankly regrettable situation that proves that in Spain we need elections as soon as possible so that Spain can have a government that meets the needs of this nation," he stated.
After Sánchez highlighted Morocco's cooperation, Tellado criticized the President of the Government's "surrender" to Morocco and which, in his opinion, has been happening "repeatedly" over the last few years.
"It is evident that Morocco does not respect the Government of Spain and it is evident that the Government of Spain does not respect the territorial integrity of our country and national security," he said, to highlight that this "is not a migration crisis" but rather "it has been an attempted invasion of national territory."
According to Tellado, the reality is that they have a Prime Minister "tied hand and foot" and "incapable of taking charge of the situation that they themselves have created through their own incompetence." "No one is in charge of the wheel in the Government of Spain. Absolutely no one," he concluded.
