Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez vowed to \u2018twist the arm of the far-right forces\u2019 seeking to dismantle the international order, speaking at a left-wing gathering, the Global Progressive Mobilization (GPM) conference, in Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1nchez, who has emerged as one of the strongest European voices opposing US President Donald Trump on tariffs and the Iran war, as well as the situation at the Strait of Hormuz, framed these developments\u2014coupled with the strengthening of what he described as \u2018far-right\u2019 forces in Europe\u2014as contributing to a \u2018broad erosion of multilateral institutions\u2019.<\/p>\n
He urged the global left to respond, portraying the GPM as a \u2018coordinated international pushback\u2019 against a \u2018globalized far-right movement\u2019. \u2018We will twist the arm<\/a> of the people who think they are completely untouchable,\u2019 S\u00e1nchez said, adding that although \u2018the far right was organizing internationally\u2019, its numbers \u2018betrayed weakness rather than strength\u2019.<\/p>\n The GPM<\/a> is a newly launched project aimed at bringing together left-wing, liberal, and progressive leaders, politicians, activists, and intellectuals to strengthen their global network. It is best understood as analogous to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which originated in the US with similar aims on the conservative side: both function as transnational ideological hubs designed to build networks, shape narratives, and signal political momentum. CPAC<\/a> has been organized in an increasing number of countries outside the US, including Brazil, Hungary, and Poland, and from 2027, in the United Kingdom as well.<\/p>\n Organized by existing left-wing networks such as the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists, the first GPM, held over the weekend in Barcelona, featured world leaders alongside S\u00e1nchez, including Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, South Africa\u2019s Cyril Ramaphosa, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Alex Soros, son of Open Society Foundations founder George Soros, was also present at the conference.<\/p>\n Less than a week before the first GPM was held, the European right suffered a heavy and symbolic loss. The Tisza Party, led by former Fidesz insider P\u00e9ter Magyar, secured a landslide victory<\/a> against Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Fidesz\u2013KDNP governing alliance, ending his 16 years in power. <\/p>\n During this period, Orb\u00e1n became a leading figure of the broader European sovereigntist movement, co-founding Patriots for Europe<\/a> (PfE), now the third-largest political group in the European Parliament. Hungary under Orb\u00e1n became a model of right-wing governance, emphasizing strong borders, support for families, and traditional values. The outgoing prime minister also became a prominent figure within Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA movement.<\/p>\n Western mainstream and left-wing media, as well as politicians, welcomed Orb\u00e1n\u2019s defeat with visible joy, framing it as a setback for the broader global right-wing populist movement and a victory for liberal democracy.<\/p>\n Under S\u00e1nchez, Spain has already become one of the most progressive countries in Europe, with highly liberalized policies on migration, euthanasia, abortion, gender and LGBTQ+ issues. The Trump administration has recently clashed with Madrid once again over the controversial case of Noelia Castillo, a 25-year-old Spanish rape victim who died by euthanasia, with Washington alleging<\/a> serious human rights concerns regarding her state-assisted death.<\/p>\n Related articles:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez vowed to \u2018twist the arm of the far-right forces\u2019 seeking to dismantle the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[23538,23539,4041,12,23540,558,23541,23542,23543,421,422,20436,23544,23545,2278,304,9330,305],"class_list":{"0":"post-35667","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pedro-sanchez","8":"tag-activists","9":"tag-alex-soros","10":"tag-cpac","11":"tag-donald-trump","12":"tag-european-right","13":"tag-gender","14":"tag-global-progressive-mobilization","15":"tag-global-right","16":"tag-gpm","17":"tag-hungarian-elections-2026","18":"tag-hungary","19":"tag-left-wing","20":"tag-lgbtqi","21":"tag-mainstream","22":"tag-patriots-for-europe","23":"tag-pedro-sanchez","24":"tag-right-wing","25":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116441630878389999","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}