Donald Trump is a turn-off for right wing electorates. He served as a deterrent during the Canadian elections, which brought the center-right to power with Mark Carney succeeding Justin Trudeau. And then in Australia on May 3rd 2025, electing Anthony Albanese. The Trump supporters’ excessive ideological proximity to the far-right opposition in these two countries has removed the latter from the electoral picture.
This Trump effect could soon affect other countries, particularly in Europe. France and Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National. In Spain, with the Vox party of the rascal Santiago Abascal. It will also likely affect Germany, and the Alternative für Deutschland, which is stagnating, will undoubtedly be affected.
Nobody want the same immigration crackdown with the army occupying the streets or the same stupid economics, creating inflation on the poors’ back. Nobody want a leader with such contempt for civil rights and law. Nobody want to be at war with theirs neighbours or to break old collective defense treaty as Nato.
Trump is a cumbersome and noisy ally that no one wants. Canada and Australia have not shifted to the right. And that doesn’t stop either country from entering into trade agreements that benefit them. The latest trade agreement is a AU$13 billion deal for the refining of Australian rare earths in Australia. Rare earths are not rare, just extremely difficult to extract and China currently has a de facto monopoly on them.