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Congress Passes Law to Grant Spanish Citizenship to Sahrawis Amid Tensions with Morocco and Setback for the Grandchildren Law Several Sahrawis celebrate the passage of the law granting them Spanish citizenship, following a plenary session in the Congress of Deputies on September 10, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Congress gives the green light to the bill granting Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis born while Western Sahara was under Spanish administration, an initiative that could benefit some 80,000 people and which is being debated and voted on amid heightened tensions with Morocco over the Ceuta crisis and following the judicial setback to the so-called grandchildren’s law. SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 CONGRESS VOTE SAHARA SAHARAWI NATURALIZATION Madr

Congress Passes Law to Grant Spanish Citizenship to Sahrawis Amid Tensions with Morocco and Setback for the Grandchildren Law Several Sahrawis celebrate the passage of the law granting them Spanish citizenship, following a plenary session in the Congress of Deputies on September 10, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Congress gives the green light to the bill granting Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis born while Western Sahara was under Spanish administration, an initiative that could benefit some 80,000 people and which is being debated and voted on amid heightened tensions with Morocco over the Ceuta crisis and following the judicial setback to the so-called grandchildren’s law. SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 CONGRESS VOTE SAHARA SAHARAWI NATURALIZATION Madr

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Congress Passes Law to Grant Spanish Citizenship to Sahrawis Amid Tensions with Morocco and Setback for the Grandchildren Law Several Sahrawis celebrate the passage of the law granting them Spanish citizenship, following a plenary session in the Congress of Deputies on September 10, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Congress gives the green light to the bill granting Spanish citizenship to Sahrawis born while Western Sahara was under Spanish administration, an initiative that could benefit some 80,000 people and which is being debated and voted on amid heightened tensions with Morocco over the Ceuta crisis and following the judicial setback to the so-called grandchildren’s law. SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 CONGRESS VOTE SAHARA SAHARAWI NATURALIZATION Madr

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