Reuters: Sánchez and Lula mobilize left against Trump in Barcelona, part of the meeting, and Kurti

For this rally on the left, it reported Reuters, dedicated to the title "The Global Leaders of the Left," gather in Spain to mobilise against the right extreme.

It points out that Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be the ones to lead the meetings in a bid to protect multilatheralism and mobilise left movements against the right extreme.

The meetings, organised by Spain and left-wing political networks, by Reuters reportedly come at a time when US President Donald Trump, with quick cuts of humanitarian aid, military interventions and threats to withdraw from NATO, has shaken the status quo of international relations and prompted a review of global alliances.

Born as a <x0) wake-up call for European Socialists after the rise of the far right in the EU elections in 2024, the aim of the so-called “Global Progressive Mobilisation” that began today is to mobilise supporters of leftist ideas, climaxing with a statement of joint actions on targets ranging from protecting democracy to green transition, organisers said.

A second meeting Saturday titled “in defence of democracy” is organised by the Spanish government and is the fourth edition of a summit launched by Lula and Sánchez in 2024.

The two leaders are vocal critics of the Trump administration with Sánchez, especially open to criticism of the Iran war, and both face growing challenges from the extreme right in future election competitions.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has also crashed with Trump, will attend, as will Mexican President Claudia Shanebaum, 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 to Spain, that we belong to something that goes beyond internal policy,” said Sánchez about these meetings, talking in Beijing during a visit to China, where he and President Xi Ying pledged closer ties.

The far right in Europe lost one of its biggest supporters to the loss of Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orbán in Sunday's election. Sánchez welcomed this, saying that “val can be stopped, and Hungary testifies to this”.

In the next activity, 3,000 people -- including current and former heads of state, about 400 mayors, unions, activists and political parties -- will gather for two days at an event organised by Spain's Socialist party. Sánchez and Lula will shut down the activity.

“Radical forces are operating in our countries to support extreme right movements... we must show that there is an alternative,” said Giaccomo Filibeck, the Secretary General of the Party of European Socialists, which includes 33 parties across Europe.