The Polisario senses the tide is turning. A dissident offshoot of the Front, the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP) was received yesterday by the United States representative to the United Nations. The MSP, which advocates a «third way» in resolving the Sahara issue, has already called for broadening «the base of Sahrawi actors» involved in negotiations conducted under UN auspices.
The proposal to grant Spanish nationality to Sahrawis is generating significant interest both in the Sahara and in the Tindouf camps. In this interview with Yabiladi, Bahi Larbi Ennass, a former Polisario member and president of the Laayoune Center for Strategic Studies, examines the stakes behind the initiative, explores the motivations driving it, and assesses its potential implications for the main actors involved in the Western Sahara issue.
The Polisario’s allies in the British Parliament are seeking to influence the foreign policy direction of the next Labour government, hoping to persuade London to reverse its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan.
Spain’s lower house will vote on July 23 on a bill granting nationality to Sahrawis born before 1976, after Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE ended months of deadlock by backing the Sumar-led initiative. The proposal, however, excludes Polisario-issued documents as proof, a condition likely to fuel political controversy.
Representatives of Sahrawi NGOs have called on United Nations human rights rapporteurs to move beyond cautious, diplomatic statements and condemn human rights violations in the Tindouf camps. The request was backed up with specific examples presented to UN experts in Geneva.
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