US midterm results draw cautious reactions from allies
Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 12:28 · Updated 12:37
European reactions welcomed the Democratic Party’s midterm success but stopped short of seeing it as a remedy for strained transatlantic ties. Allies also cautioned that Trump could still surprise them in foreign affairs.
- The Democratic Party’s midterm result was welcomed in Europe, though few regarded it as a cure for strained transatlantic ties.
- The South China Morning Post reports that the transatlantic alliance had come close to collapse during the preceding two years.
- Allies saw Trump as chastened but remained wary of a backlash, and cautioned that he could still surprise them on foreign affairs.
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- European response
- Europe welcomed the Democratic Party’s midterm result, but few saw it as a panacea for strained ties.
- Transatlantic ties
- The alliance had verged on collapse during the preceding two years.
- Election result
- The Democratic Party swept both chambers, according to the available article excerpt.
- Allies’ assessment
- Allies saw Trump as chastened but wary of a backlash, and said he could still surprise them in foreign affairs.
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- An earlier Lux story was titled “Post midterm elections, Asia faces a more constrained but not less unpredictable Trump.” [2dd0c390-3b72-4ad9-8ed4-2b6813a96db0]
- Another earlier Lux story was titled “Trump likely to focus on foreign policy following midterm defeat.” [4947eae8-c438-4548-85e3-cc781136c9f9]
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