By sending a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is the Polisario Front truly defending its own interests or those of Algeria? An analysis.
The draft UN resolution on the Western Sahara issue, presented by the United States, has caused a political upheaval within the Polisario Front. In response, the Front quickly announced the «expansion» of its proposal, which it had initially submitted in 2007 as a counter to the Moroccan autonomy initiative, despite not being prompted to do so by any party.
The American draft resolution is causing a stir in the Tindouf camps. Official voices from the Polisario leadership are denouncing the United States' alignment with Morocco's position. Meanwhile, Bachir Mustapha Sayed is taking advantage of the political setback dealt to Brahim Ghali and his supporters to present himself as the «savior of the Sahrawi people».