Europeans, while awaiting the American elections on November 5, are prey to very different feelings compared to previous editions. For ages, those on the right supported the Republican candidate and those on the left, the Democrat.
In 2016, seeing an extremist like Donald Trump aspire to the presidency of the United States caused almost all European governments to support the Democratic candidate. Only Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared himself in favor of Trump. Eight years later, nearly a dozen governments or coalition partners within governments would like to see Trump in the White House rather than Kamala Harris.
The European Union (EU) is wondering what lies ahead. A return of Trump would be a new external shock whose consequences would be felt in almost every area, from his relations with his neighbors to his trade and defense policy. And what would Russia’s attitude be in such a scenario? Ukraine would probably lose the war.
Most Europeans prefer the Democratic candidate and the political continuity that her election would imply, but Trump has more and more friends in the EU. We are far from the configuration that prevailed eight years ago, when the Hungarian Viktor Orban was the only one to show sympathy. The way the scales are tilted today in Europe during elections in other regions of the world is a further sign of the rise
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