Editorial: El Mundo

• The government is irresponsibly trying to involve King Felipe VI in the Ceuta crisis to detract from their poor management.
• The suggestion that the King should thank the King of Morocco, represents an attempt to instrumentalize the head of state.
• The direction of foreign policy corresponds to the Government and requires government initiative and coordination.
• The governmental coalition shows contradictions, describing the situation as a 'hybrid attack' while praising Morocco's collaboration.
• Diplomacy does not mean the renunciation of defending one's own interests.
• The Government is appealing too much to the symbolic capacity of the Crown in times of crisis.
• It is unacceptable to give the impression that the King has failed to meet an obligation.

Conclusion: The Government's decision to pressure the King to thank Morocco, despite evidence of their involvement in the crisis, causes institutional instability and benefits Morocco's agenda.

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