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To answer far-right surge, Mamdani and Spain’s Sánchez forge global left-wing ties

Washington Post World Wednesday 23 September 2026, 11:45 UTC By Maegan Vazquez, Mary Ilyushina 1 min read
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Two of the key faces of the left in elected office, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, are set to talk over breakfast and deliver remarks in Manhattan on Wednesday, as world leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. Democracy Dies in Darkness To answer far-right surge, Mamdani and Spain’s Sánchez forge global left-wing ties Some Democrats are approaching like-minded counterparts abroad in their struggle to counter right-wing populism.

Two of the key faces of the left in elected office, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, are set to talk over breakfast and deliver remarks in Manhattan on Wednesday, as world leaders gather in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. Democracy Dies in Darkness To answer far-right surge, Mamdani and Spain’s Sánchez forge global left-wing ties Some Democrats are approaching like-minded counterparts abroad in their struggle to counter right-wing populism.
Mamdani (PERSON) Spain (LOCATION) Sánchez (ORG) New York (LOCATION) Zohran Mamdani (PERSON) Spanish (ORG) Pedro Sánchez (PERSON) Manhattan (LOCATION) the U.N. General Assembly (ORG) Democrats (ORG)
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