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📜 Trump's Election: Reactions from Italy. A Divided Landscape
How Italy’s Political Leaders and Newspapers View the Election of the 47th U.S. President
🔴 Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States. His victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election has significant implications for Italian politics, with the potential to reshape alliances and influence policy decisions.
Some Italian leaders welcome the return of a familiar ally in Trump, seeing opportunities for stronger ties, while others voice serious concerns about the future of climate action, trade relations, and social policies.
Read on for reactions from Italian leaders and perspectives from major Italian newspapers.
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🗣️ Italian Leaders
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🗣️ Giorgia Meloni
President of the Council of Ministers, and leader of the right wing coalition government, Giorgia Meloni reaffirmed the strong alliance between Italy and the U.S. during a phone call with Trump, expressing a desire to collaborate on international challenges.
🗣️ Antonio Tajani
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and leader of the centre-right wing party Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani congratulated Trump, expressing intentions to work closely with the new U.S. administration.
Auguri di buon lavoro al 47^Presidente degli Stati Uniti, Donald Trump. Lavoreremo al meglio con la nuova amministrazione, anche per il bene dell'Europa, del Mediterraneo e dell'Africa. Congratulazioni al popolo americano per questa grande manifestazione di democrazia.
— Antonio Tajani (@Antonio_Tajani)
9:33 AM • Nov 6, 2024
🗣️ Matteo Salvini
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, and leader of the right-wing Lega Nord party, celebrated Trump’s victory and expressed his strong support for him.
Sosteniamo con orgoglio @realDonaldTrump dal 2015 e siamo sempre stati convinti delle sue straordinarie capacità. Il grande ritorno del presidente Trump, con un’affermazione schiacciante della sua leadership e della sua tenacia contro ogni avversità (dalla persecuzione… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi)
10:24 AM • Nov 7, 2024
🗣️ Elly Schlein
Leader of Italy's Democratic Party, the centre-left and biggest opposition party in Italy, Elly Schlein expressed concerns about Trump’s victory and its potential impact on Europe and Italy.
🗣️ Nicola Fratoianni
Leader of the left-wing Italian Left party, Nicola Fratoianni echoed Schlein’s concerns, criticising Trump’s policies on climate, women’s rights, and minority protections.
Una brutta giornata. Con #Trump vengono avanti USA con meno diritti e meno libertà, degli USA contro le donne le minoranze e i giovani.
Vince il negazionismo di fronte alla crisi climatica. Ancora una volta la paura, la povertà e la guerra portano a destra.— nicola fratoianni (@NFratoianni)
11:32 AM • Nov 6, 2024
🗣️ Giuseppe Conte
Former Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers and president of the left-leaning 5-Star Movement, Giuseppe Conte, congratulated Trump on his victory but also highlighted challenges ahead.
Auguri di buon lavoro a Donald Trump, 47° Presidente degli Stati Uniti, in virtù di una vittoria netta, estesa anche al voto popolare.
Le sfide che attendono gli Stati Uniti sono molteplici e ci riguardano tutti: fermare le guerre in corso, contrastare con la massima fermezza le… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT)
9:46 AM • Nov 6, 2024
🗞️ Italian Newspapers
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🗞️ Corriere della Sera
One of Italy's most influential newspapers, centre leaning, Corriere della Sera suggests that Trump will likely disrupt EU relations by negotiating directly with individual countries.
He has returned like the Count of Monte Cristo, appearing even more coarse, vulgar, and aggressive. He ignored his advisors' counsel.
🗞️ La Repubblica
With a progressive, centre-left perspective, La Repubblica comments that Americans’ aspirations have shifted; many now hope simply to maintain their current status, unlike the growth-focused ambitions of previous generations.
Women did not unite behind Harris; young people and Hispanics sided with the tycoon. The 2024 vote dissolves identity politics.
🗞️ Avvenire
A Catholic-focused publication, Avvenire argues that the perception of a divided America is largely manufactured by political leaders and media. It suggests that Kamala Harris lost voters who do not strictly follow party lines but want to feel heard as individuals, not as members of demographic groups. Trump, they say, recognises this, but it is unclear if his policies will reflect this understanding.
There are hundreds of thousands of Americans who are economically progressive but conservative on moral issues, or vice versa.
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🗞️ Il Post
An online newspaper with a left-leaning stance, Il Post notes that Trump’s victory offers right-wing Italian politicians a chance to realign with his ideology, which may push Italian politics further right. Also, Trump's protectionist stance, particularly regarding potential tariff increases on EU goods, poses significant risks to the Italian economy, which heavily relies on exports.
The protectionist policy that Trump has said he wants to implement aggressively […] makes it more expensive for Italian industries to export their products to the United States, which is Italy's second largest trading partner after Germany.
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