Gaspar began her remarks by expressing her "solidarity with all the citizens of Ceuta" and arguing that the Spanish government should deploy "all the means and resources" needed to restore normality. She then recalled that the previous week "a Congress lawmaker was expelled for displaying an empty pepper spray can, claiming that it was a weapon," and justified her own demonstration by saying: "I have brought a stick and a stone."
The councilor said that Spanish soldiers "had to flee" and argued that this happened because "they had no equipment, they had no weapons and they had instructions not to intervene." Gaspar also warned about what would happen "the day they enter with weapons" and claimed that residents of Ceuta "are afraid to move around their city."
CHUECA CALLS TO "AVOID SHOWS" OF THIS KIND
The scene prompted the intervention of Zaragoza Mayor Natalia Chueca, who interrupted the councilor to ask her to remove the objects. "Please, Ms. Gaspar, let's avoid shows," she told her during the council session.
Gaspar then continued her remarks, saying that "there is no greater humiliation than forcing the Army to flee when attacked." Her performance came exactly one week after PP lawmaker Ana Vázquez was expelled from the Congress chamber after displaying a pepper spray canister during another speech related to Ceuta.
The scene also drew a reaction from Zaragoza en Común. Its spokesperson, Elena Tomás, reacted ironically to what had happened: "Thank goodness she came with the stick and the stone, because if I had come, they would have thrown me out of the chamber, but because it's her, it's a joke."
Marisa Gaspar currently holds a seat as an unaffiliated councilor on Zaragoza City Council. She stood in the 2023 municipal elections as a Vox candidate and joined the council this year following the retirement of Julio Calvo, who had been the party's municipal spokesperson. However, she did so outside Vox and as an unaffiliated councilor.
