Donald Trump is a millionaire, a real estate magnate, has direct interests in technology companies and... is Donald Trump. The President of the United States embodies in himself all the characteristics of the "enemy" that this weekend has been pointed out by the left gathered in Barcelona, with Pedro Sánchez as host, who has established himself as the reference of the international progressive movement. "When we socialists govern, states do not bow to elites, we put them in their place," he exclaimed to close the weekend summits before the 6,500 people who filled pavilion 8 of Fira de Barcelona. The commitment of the Spanish leader, but also of the heads of state and government who have met, is to "resist" the push of the far-right, but also to "build" together a new multilateral world. "We will twist the arm of those who believe themselves untouchable. Of the millionaires who exploit people and play with greed; of the speculators who play with people's savings and homes, and of the technologists who line their pockets at the expense of the health of democracies and the mental health of our youth," Sánchez ratified, intoning from the stage the "No to war" that the entire auditorium followed.

La Moneda, the presidential palace of Chile, has a new host since Wednesday after the ultraconservative Catholic José Antonio Kast has taken office. The country thus materializes the political shift expressed at the polls in December and kicks off the most right-wing executive that Chile has had since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In fact, Kast, with a discourse similar to that of other far-right leaders in favor of deregulating the market and cutting public aid, and in which he conflates immigration and crime, has openly defended the 1973 coup against Salvador Allende.

More than 15 million Chileans are called to the polls this Sunday to elect a new president to succeed the current one. progressive Gabriel Boric The first round of voting will take place on March 11. According to the latest polls, no candidate will secure enough support—more than 50% of the vote—to become president, necessitating a runoff election scheduled for December 14. However, Sunday's results will be crucial in understanding Chile's future, as they will confirm the composition of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, and resolve the biggest question so far: which of the three right-wing candidates will advance to the second round?