Overview
- The PSOE, which detailed plans Monday, casts the Barcelona convention as a push to rally progressives against far-right gains.
- Confirmed international attendees include Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, Uruguay’s Yamandú Orsi, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, EU Council president António Costa, and PES chief Stefan Löfven.
- Organizers list a Spanish lineup featuring Vice President Carlos Cuerpo, ministers José Manuel Albares, Elma Saiz and Óscar López, plus EU Commission vice president Teresa Ribera, Catalonia’s president Salvador Illa, Barcelona’s mayor Jaume Collboni, and former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
- The summit, branded Global Progressive Mobilisation, will also bring unions, NGOs, foundations and think tanks to share plans on defending democracy, civil rights and social justice.
- Set one month before the May 17th Andalusian vote, the event serves as a domestic mobilization effort, and María Jesús Montero is not expected after resigning to run in the region.