A new US president will be elected within a week. Donald Trump made significant gains in October and is now neck-and-neck with rival Kamala Harris, according to polls. The European press is investigating why he was able to catch up and what his return to power will mean.

A terrifying possibility.

De Standaard (Belgium) He panics at the idea of ​​the world’s most powerful country once again falling into Trump’s hands:

“The United States remains by far the world’s largest military superpower. It surpasses all other Western countries in terms of economic growth. Technologically, it develops intelligence that exceeds all human brain power. And all this power is in danger of falling into the hands of a man who does not care about the law, independent government, and separation of powers. A man driven by anger, unapologetically authoritarian, and admired by half the electorate. “This is a chilling prospect.”

A sign pointing to the right

Political scientist Nikolas Nikolaidis (Greece) writes on the Liberal news site:

“The most important but underrated change that Trump’s new presidency will bring to Europe will not be in the field of concrete policies, but in the field of the ideological and political example he will set for his European admirers and political friends. In a Europe, right on the riseIt is fed by problems such as migration “In a situation where the political spectrum has so far failed to offer citizens satisfactory solutions, President Trump will not only be a political ally for leaders like Orbàn, but also an ideological beacon for those who think like him.”

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Demonizing will backfire

The Democrats’ current strategy will not work, concludes Kristeligt Dagblad (Denmark):

“Strategy demonization Donald Trump has unfortunately become a central component of the Democrats’ campaign in the final stretch, comparing himself and his voters to Nazis. … The problem here is that many Americans have tried to do this before, reinforcing the image of the Democratic Party as an elitist and arrogant party that disdains ordinary people outside the progressive bubbles of big cities. “The fight against Trump has failed.”

Anti-heroes keep moving forward

Telegram (Croatia) says Trump is backed by powerful capitalists who see no point in democracy:

“At first glance Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos It reminds us of characters like the Joker in Batman or the villains in the James Bond movies. … But seriously, the very fact that the American economy is now dominated by blatant anti-democracy figures such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos speaks volumes of how dramatic and unstable the situation in US society has become after the great financial crisis of 2008. … If Donald Trump ‘November 5’ “If he wins the election in 2018, the most important country in the world will see the decline of all the values ​​that not so long ago made America one of the most desirable countries in the world.”

End of free ride

wPolityce (Poland) predicts: Embers After his presidency, there will be more pressure on Europe to increase defense spending:

“Irrespective of all strategic and political considerations, Europe is not in a position to increase its defense spending massively. If all NATO countries except the United States increased their defense spending to 3 percent of GDP, this would mean an increase of approximately $200 billion. … This explains why elites in Western capitals are so afraid of Trump’s potential victory. “They are running out of options to ‘go free’ on security issues and will either have to radically redirect their spending, which few are prepared to do, or there will be a fundamental change in transatlantic relations.”

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