Europe’s far right has a Trump problem after Republican US midterms wipeout
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European far-right leaders quick to distance themselves from US president and stress their own priorities Europe live – latest updates US midterms live – latest updates The historic Republican defeat in the US midterm elections has forcibly reminded Europe’s far-right leaders of their perennial Donald Trump dilemma: they may love his nativist agenda, but the man himself is a toxic electoral liability. Since his re-election in 2024, European populist leaders such as Marine Le Pen in France and Giorgia Meloni in Italy have carefully calibrated their public postures towards the US president, walking a delicate transatlantic tightrope. Continue reading...
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