Cold shower for Trump. European nationalists do not want “big brother”

American President Donald Trump has not gained much popularity among European voters of the populist right, said the website Politico on Monday, which conducted polls in early December, among others. in Great Britain, Germany and France.

The website emphasized that Trump wants to support European populist parties, but this goal may be more difficult to achieve than the US president thinks. Research shows that Trump is unpopular in Europe, even among supporters of right-wing parties that he considers his allies.

The results of the survey, conducted by Politico in cooperation with Public First, show that Among the European right-wing electorate, Trump will find the most supporters among the supporters of the British Reform UK party. About half of this group's voters have a positive opinion of the American president. However, in France and Germany, only approximately one third of people declaring support for right-wing parties show similar sympathy.

Among the general public in these three countries, 55 percent have a negative opinion of Trump. (UK) to two thirds of respondents (France and Germany).

In France, 38% of voters of the National Rally party, i.e. Marine Le Pen's party, had a negative opinion of the American president. subjectsand positive – 30 percent. Supporters of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) were almost evenly divided about Trump (34% approved, 33% opposed).

Politico emphasized that the problem with the attitude of right-wing parties towards Trump could be noticed after the publication of the US national security strategy, which provides for support for “patriotic European parties”. The portal recalled that Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally, stated then that he rejected the vassalization of right-wing parties by “a big brother like Trump.” However, a member of the group's authorities, Thierry Mariani, said that the US president treats France like a colony – both in his statements and in economic and political matters.

Interestingly, although 65 percent AfD voters believed that the tariffs imposed by Trump were harmful to Germany, only 37 percent believes that Germany should impose retaliatory tariffs on the US. Meanwhile, among all German respondents, 47 percent supported retaliation. subjects.

The right-wing electorate believes that putting the interests of their own country first (as Trump says in relation to the US) is one of the most important priorities. Supporters of European right-wing parties may therefore perceive Trump as a champion of this approach, Politico emphasized. However, as the portal pointed out, the practical implementation of this postulate may put European right-wing parties on a collision course with the actions of the American administration.

Politico's research was conducted on December 5–9 on a sample of 10,500 people. adults from three European countries, the USA and Canada. (PAP)

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