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Spain: Punishment for Trump, Victory for Democracy

Juliet Bristow - . Published in El Pais

[B]y producing a result that will limit the authority of the leader of the superpower ... this system has demonstrated that it is working again.

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Spain: Punishment for Trump, Victory for Democracy

. Published in El Pais

[B]y producing a result that will limit the authority of the leader of the superpower ... this system has demonstrated that it is working again.

Austria: Game Over, Mr. Trump: Narcissist to the Last

. Published in Der Standard

Wednesday’s midterm election night made a desperate, lame duck of the most powerful man in the world.

Germany: Europe Can’t Leave Ukraine to Trump*

. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

One should, if possible, be sitting at the table when decisions are being made about one’s continent.

Egypt: The United States, the Gulf States and the Teenager

. Published in almasryalyoum

The Americans, and the West in general, do not see an "Arab moment" at all. They simply see prey, and they are competing over who gets to swallow it whole.

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South Africa: ‘America First’ in Africa: Coltan and Cash for Condoms and the ‘El Chapos’

. Published in Conviction

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Australia: Donald Trump ‘Would Get Ratings Bump for Firing Pete Hegseth,’ Like on ‘The Apprentice’

. Published in ABC News Australia

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Taiwan: Blue Wave Engulfs Trump

. Published in UDN

Refusing to be yes-men to those in power is the correct path in the pursuit of democracy.

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India: Beyond the Blue Wave: American Voters Deliver the Reset the World Was Waiting for

. Published in Firstpost

There was a massive disconnect between what Trump was telling Americans on their television screens and what they were experiencing in their everyday lives.

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Ireland: Democrats Have Broken the Mold. Now They Must Follow Through

. Published in Irish Examiner

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Mexico: United States: The Offended Party’s Turn

. Published in La Jornada

Last Tuesday, ordinary people ... turned out en masse at the polls to claim their place in the world.

Canada: Fixing the Wreckage Donald Trump Has Made of the World

. Published in National Post

Canada: JD Vance Blames Iran War for Midterm Thumping. Is He Really Blaming Trump?

. Published in CBC

Canada: Democrats Never Defended Canada from Trump’s Threats

. Published in Toronto Sun

Europe

Germany: Debacle for Republicans — but It’s Still Not the End for Trump

. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[I]t is a sign of life and societal health that Trump and his spineless, cowardly, anti-intellectual, yes-men troop of unqualified reality deniers suffered the most resounding midterm defeat for a governing party in over 50 years.

Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Time for US Democrats To Plan

. Published in Irish Examiner

Austria: Gulf Diplomacy Looks To Prevent the Next Round of the Iran War after the US Midterms

. Published in Der Standard

[T]here is the painful realization that Iran, regardless of who governs it, must be integrated into a regional security architecture.

Ireland: Democrats Have Broken the Mold. Now They Must Follow Through

. Published in Irish Examiner

Asia

Australia: Donald Trump ‘Would Get Ratings Bump for Firing Pete Hegseth,’ Like on ‘The Apprentice’

. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: Why Cost of Living Concerns Are Upending Global Politics

. Published in ABC News Australia

Japan: US Republican Party Defeat: A Heavy Anti-Trump Judgment

. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

The greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood.

China: 4 ‘Surprises’ in the US Midterm Elections

. Published in huanqiu

U.S. commentators said the result [of the midterms] had 'dramatically reshaped the balance of power in Washington."

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Middle East

Egypt: Trump Is Drowning in the Blue Flood

. Published in Gate Ahram

Party identity is never a shield, and populist rhetoric, however strong its power to mobilize, does not last if promises go unfulfilled.

Israel: US Election Results Send 1 Clear Message to Israeli Politics

. Published in Israel Hayom

The new breed of Democrats is bad news for Israel.

Saudi Arabia: US Voters Care about the Rent, Not the War

. Published in Arab News

Average voters do not primarily cast ballots for abstract strategic outcomes or distant conflicts; they vote to keep the lights on and the rent paid.

United Arab Emirates: Strengths and Weaknesses in the US

. Published in Alkhaleej

[I]ts greatest flaw lies in moving the power of decision in presidential elections from the people ... to the Electoral College, whose members represent the states.

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Germany: Debacle for Republicans — but It’s Still Not the End for Trump

. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[I]t is a sign of life and societal health that Trump and his spineless, cowardly, anti-intellectual, yes-men troop of unqualified reality deniers suffered the most resounding midterm defeat for a governing party in over 50 years.

Australia: Donald Trump ‘Would Get Ratings Bump for Firing Pete Hegseth,’ Like on ‘The Apprentice’

. Published in ABC News Australia

Australia: Why Cost of Living Concerns Are Upending Global Politics

. Published in ABC News Australia

Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Time for US Democrats To Plan

. Published in Irish Examiner

Mexico: United States: The Offended Party’s Turn

. Published in La Jornada

Last Tuesday, ordinary people ... turned out en masse at the polls to claim their place in the world.

Japan: US Republican Party Defeat: A Heavy Anti-Trump Judgment

. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

The greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood.

China: 4 ‘Surprises’ in the US Midterm Elections

. Published in huanqiu

U.S. commentators said the result [of the midterms] had 'dramatically reshaped the balance of power in Washington."

Egypt: Trump Is Drowning in the Blue Flood

. Published in Gate Ahram

Party identity is never a shield, and populist rhetoric, however strong its power to mobilize, does not last if promises go unfulfilled.

India: Beyond the Blue Wave: American Voters Deliver the Reset the World Was Waiting for

. Published in Firstpost

There was a massive disconnect between what Trump was telling Americans on their television screens and what they were experiencing in their everyday lives.

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Egypt: Ilhan Omar and Trump: A Test of American Democracy

. Published in Daily News Egypt

[T]he strength of American institutions is measured ... by their capacity to apply the same rules regardless of party affiliation, background or relationship with the president.

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Egypt: Trump Is Drowning in the Blue Flood

. Published in Gate Ahram

Party identity is never a shield, and populist rhetoric, however strong its power to mobilize, does not last if promises go unfulfilled.

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Canada: Mark Carney Says US Trade Talks Back On, but Canadians Left in Dark

. Published in Toronto Sun

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Canada: Fixing the Wreckage Donald Trump Has Made of the World

. Published in National Post

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Ireland: Democrats Have Broken the Mold. Now They Must Follow Through

. Published in Irish Examiner

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