Public congratulations but private foreboding as heads of state, ministers and diplomats express hopes for cooperation and peaceUS elections 2024 – live updatesUS election results 2024: live map and trackerWestern leaders raced to respond to the return of Donald Trump to the White House with a powerful mandate to put his policy of “America first” into action once again. But many of the public congratulations could do little to disguise the private foreboding of what the next four years will augur for European security, populism and the world economy.Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister and the European leader closest to Trump, was one of the first to hail his ally’s victory. He posted on social media: “The biggest comeback in US political history! Congratulations to President @realDonaldTrump on his enormous win. A much-needed victory for the world!” Continue reading… Read More
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