Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is looking for allies against US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” writes. According to the newspaper, Sanchez should already talk to the leaders of Europe and Latin America in order to “strengthen unity” in the face of Trump’s statements about Canada and Greenland, as well as the attacks on the leaders of some European countries, which were recently carried out by Musk. .
“Sánchez, seen as the main defender of progressive values in a conservative world, is actively seeking allies in the European Union and Latin America,” the newspaper writes.
It is said that one of the main allies of the Spanish Prime Minister in Latin America is the left-wing president of Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. In Europe, it will be, according to “El Pais”, among others: French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron recently said that “Trump has a strong ally in Paris,” but also criticized Musk for “supporting the new reactionary internationalism.”
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Musk’s attacks on European leaders
The American billionaire and owner of the X platform recently attacked several European leaders who accused him of disinformation and interference in their countries’ internal affairs. Musk also referred to Spanish issues, explaining information about rape by foreigners in Catalonia.
“The reactionary or ultra-right international, which we have condemned for years, which is led by the richest man in the world, openly attacks our institutions, incites hatred and openly calls to support the heirs of Nazism in Germany in the future. election,” Sanchez said last week, referring to Musk.
“In La Moncloa (the seat of the Spanish Prime Minister) they see the coming months as a great ideological battle whose field could be Europe along with Latin America,” El Pais wrote on Sunday.
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Sanchez avoids direct confrontation
As the newspaper notes, Sanchez is currently avoiding a direct confrontation with Trump to “not lead to a diplomatic conflict with a powerful ally.”
According to the sources of the newspaper, the government of Madrid should wait for “real steps” and not only “verbal threats” from the elected president of the USA.
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