World leaders express cautious relief at Republican election defeat

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 23:15 · Archive

World leaders who clashed with Donald Trump have responded to the Republicans' midterm election losses with relief mixed with caution about future US foreign policy.

World leaders who opposed Donald Trump have responded to the Republican Party's defeat in the US midterm elections with cautious optimism. TribLIVE reports that they greeted the results with relief and allowed themselves to hope for a less confrontational US foreign policy, though this hope was seasoned with scepticism that American voters' rebuke would necessarily end US conflicts with Iran or change Trump's policies on tariffs or his limited support for Ukraine and European allies.

Progressive politicians characterised the results as part of a wider trend of liberal comebacks globally, following recent electoral defeats for right-wing populists in Hungary, Brazil and Serbia. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote that Americans had voted against hate, machismo and climate denialism, suggesting a pattern repeating in other countries.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham expressed hope that the election results would push Washington and other capitals to resolve the Iran conflict, which he said was driving up fuel prices and affecting the cost of living. He added that resolving the Middle East conflict and the Ukraine war, started by Russia, was essential to addressing voters' economic pressures.

How it is being reported

• World leaders who sparred with Trump express relief mixed with caution at Republican election routLONDON — World leaders who have sparred with the “America first” President Donald Trump greeted the rout of his Republican Party in the U.S. midterm elections with a measure of relief Wednesday, allowing themselves to hope for a less combative U.S. foreign policy.TribLIVE · 4 Nov, 21:37
• World leaders who sparred with Trump express relief mixed with caution at Republican election routPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 4 Nov, 20:35

In this story: Donald Trump · Pedro Sánchez · Andy Burnham · Espen Barth Eide · United States · Iran · Ukraine

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