The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, has called on progressive leaders around the planet to move forward together in building a "better tomorrow," jointly facing the challenges that large cities share.
"Our path to combat and overcome income inequality must be traveled together," he stressed in a recorded message broadcast this Saturday during the second day of the Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM), which is being held at the Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona, in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
The recent New York mayor has expressed his regret for not being able to travel to the summit, and has shown his recognition to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for promoting a forum that brings together numerous progressive leaders: "It is a pleasure to be part of this precious and flourishing movement to combat inequality and achieve dignity".
Bernie Sanders warns of Trump's setback
In another video intervention, the US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders has assured that the approval ratings of the president, Donald Trump, and the Republican Party are "plummeting across the country in response to his attacks against workers".
"Americans say no to authoritarianism, no to oligarchy, no to racism, no to war, and no to continuous attacks against the working class," stated Sanders, who predicted new electoral victories similar to Mamdani's in different parts of the U.S.
He also warned that both Trump and the president of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and that of Russia, Vladimir Putin, are "plunging the world into international anarchy where might makes right, where law is ignored and where millions suffer as a result".
Michelle Bachelet asks for more cooperation and bridges
The former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, who has also participated remotely, has called for "more dialogue, more cooperation, and more leadership capable of building bridges," as well as societies in which women fully participate in decision-making spaces and in taking decisions.
It has also warned that democracies face ever-increasing pressures, including disinformation, which "erodes public trust, deepens polarization, and weakens the ability of institutions to respond to people's needs."
Bachelet has defended the need to articulate shared responses "to challenges such as inequality, the climate crisis, technological changes, and insecurity," and has urged that progressive spaces promote solutions capable of restoring hope, stability, and meaning to society as a whole.