Is Trump's victory an opportunity or double-edged sword for Europe's far-right?

The American billionaire's return to the White House and his radical rhetoric echo the electoral success of the far-right in Europe in recent months.

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00:00While European leaders congratulated Donald Trump on his success in the American presidential

00:10election, far-right politicians adopted a more enthusiastic tone.

00:16Populist groups of the continent such as Viktor Orban, Georgia Maloney, Marine Le Pen and

00:20Geert Wilders clearly see this election as a victory for their ideas, which could lead

00:25them to harden their rhetoric even further.

00:30Right now, Europeans try to figure out how the near future of their political arena will

00:34look like.

00:35Trump's victory will have consequences on the far-right in the EU.

00:38First, we know that there are spillover effects on voters that feel more that the far-right

00:43is more normalized, so feel more happy to vote for this kind of parties.

00:47This will of course increase the power that these parties have across the European Union.

00:52The success of the far-right in European elections in June and the return of Donald

00:55Trump to the White House mark a form of political synchronization on both sides of the Atlantic.

01:01However, there are limits to the comparison, as European populist parties have employed

01:06different strategies, and they are not aligned on every subject, therefore remain divided

01:10within.

01:11These voices on both sides of the Atlantic are united in their fight against immigration,

01:39pushbacks on minority rights, and the image of a strong leader.

01:45However, this close relationship could be purely symbolic.

01:50The next president of the United States is primarily focused on defending American interests

01:54and not those of his allies.