When France wakes up on the morning of Wednesday, November 6, Donald Trump is on his way to victory to win the presidency of the United States, eight years after his first election. From dawn, suspense no longer seems permitted in Paris. The pro-Trump news channel, Fox News, announced, shortly before 8 a.m., the billionaire's triumph while, in the middle of the night, Tesla boss Elon Musk tweeted “game, set and match”.
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Nothing is official yet but Emmanuel Macron, seeming to forget the traditional diplomatic prudence and the consideration due to Democrat Kamala Harris, greets, shortly before 9 a.m., the arrival of the Republican at the White House. “Congratulations President Donald Trump. Ready to work together as we have been able to do for four years. With your beliefs and with mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity »comments the President of the Republic, around thirty minutes after his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, happy with the « come-back » of the American president. “Magnificent victory of the American people against a system. A hope for peace, a defeat of the wokists. A path for the right in France as in Europe. Until victory »also ignites Eric Ciotti, the president of the Union of Rights for the Republic, ally of the far-right leader, Marine Le Pen.
The announced victory of the cantor ofAmerica First, little concerned with respect for democratic rules and verbal politeness, plunges most French political personnel into fear. « Those cata », “mind-boggling”… whisper those close to the former Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, and Emmanuel Macron. On the geopolitical level, the fate of Ukraine, and the financial aid provided by the United States, is particularly worrying.
“Take control of our destiny”
But the French head of state and representatives of Michel Barnier's government are putting forward the proactive thesis that Donald Trump could, through his excesses and his isolationism, contribute to Europe's revival. The most optimistic imagine that the expected hostility of Donald Trump could convince Germany to let the European Union (EU) spend massively to orchestrate its defense and solidify its economy. “I have just spoken with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, we are going to work for a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe in this new context. By cooperating with the United States of America and defending our interests and values”is already pushing Mr. Macron on
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