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Posted on 04/17/2026 10:28:55 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Spain's Pedro Sanchez and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will spearhead gatherings of the global left in Barcelona on Friday and Saturday, in a bid to defend multilateralism and mobilise left-wing movements against the far right.
The meetings, organised by Spain and left-wing political networks, come as U.S. President Donald Trump's swift cuts to humanitarian aid, military interventions and threats to abandon NATO have shaken the status quo of international relations and prompted a rethink of global allegiances.
Borne out of a wake-up call for European socialists after the far-right surge in EU elections in 2024, the aim of the so-called "Global Progressive Mobilisation" starting on Friday is to mobilise advocates of left-wing ideas, culminating in a declaration of common actions on goals from defending democracy to the green transition, organisers said.
A second gathering on Saturday - entitled "In defence of democracy" - is organised by the Spanish government and is the fourth instalment of a summit launched by Lula and Sanchez in 2024.
'SHOW THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE'
Both leaders are vocal critics of the Trump administration - with Sanchez having been particularly outspoken over the Iran war - and both face growing far-right challenges in upcoming election races.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has also clashed with Trump, will attend, as will Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, marking the first visit to Spain by a Mexican president since 2018 after years of tension over the legacy of Spanish colonial rule.
"I think it's important that progressive parties and governments unite to convey to the public, especially in Spain, that we belong to something that goes beyond domestic politics," Sanchez said of the gatherings, speaking in Beijing during a visit to China where he and President Xi Jinping pledged closer ties.
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Left wing = NWO globalist communists
“Far Right” = anyone who isn’t far left.
In the demented minds of the worldwide press, there’s no such thing as the far-left. Only the far-right.
Just when Iran stands down......Maybe.
Amazing how there’s a “far right,” but never a “far left.”
A bunch of abused wives plotting to keep the cop away from their husbands.
I miss Franco.
Al Reuters
Hemingway was convinced by the left to write stories how Spain was fighting Fascism.
The reality is was Communists vs Nazi.
Crazy left vs crazy left.
Maybe the Israelis can sell them some pagers.
“The reality is was Communists vs Nazi.”
Not exactly. Franco and the junta were proud old school Spanish nationalists. They were of course happy to take aid from Germany and Italy but they weren’t going to let them run things. Closest thing Spain had to nazis were Primo de Rivera’s Falange Party, co-opted by Franco.
“The reality is was Communists vs Nazi.”
Not exactly. Franco and the junta were proud old school Spanish nationalists. They were of course happy to take aid from Germany and Italy but they weren’t going to let them run things. Closest thing Spain had to nazis were Primo de Rivera’s Falange Party, co-opted by Franco.
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