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Madrid Appoints David de la Encina After Ceuta Delegate Resigns

Moncloa has chosen a Ceuta‑born crisis manager to lead the delegation while the local PSOE collapses under pressure from the ongoing migration emergency.

Overview

  • Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano resigned from the post of Government Delegate in Ceuta and gave up all his PSOE‑Ceuta positions, citing a campaign of harassment and attacks on his family.
  • The Council of Ministers named David de la Encina as the new delegate, a Ceuta‑born lawyer and former mayor of El Puerto de Santa María who now lives in Cádiz and worked for Andalucía Emprende.
  • Local PSOE leaders reacted angrily to the choice of an outsider and Ferraz must appoint a temporary management committee (Gestora) and find a new candidate for the 2027 regional elections.
  • The personnel change comes with the migration crisis unresolved: institutional counts put tens of thousands at the border since late July and more than ten thousand people remain in temporary sites, including many minors.
  • Judicial inquiries and internal disputes over what officials knew before the late‑July crossings continue and the new delegate will operate under the national coordinator for Ceuta’s crisis response.