Repeated target of Donald Trump, who called“Catastrophic error” his policy of welcoming refugees, accused him of being a “Failing partner” and one ” bad payer “ within NATO, and repeatedly threatened to ban its automakers from the US market, Germany unsurprisingly greeted Joe Biden’s victory with deep relief.
“I look forward to working with President Biden in the near future. Our transatlantic friendship is irreplaceable if we are to meet the great challenges of our time ”, reacted Chancellor Angela Merkel, Saturday evening November 7, in a press release where she “Also congratulates Kamala Harris, first female vice-president in history” the United States.
With the exception of those from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, several of whom had said they wanted to see Donald Trump re-elected, officials from all political parties in the country welcomed the arrival. next of his Democratic opponent in the White House, painting of him a sort of anti-portrait of the incumbent president. “Joe Biden sees the strength of the United States on the world stage as a team game. We also want the West to play as a team again ”, reacted the Social Democratic Minister for Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas (SPD), very harsh towards Donald Trump. “Decent losers are more important to the functioning of a democracy than brilliant winners. “
“The ritual of wanting to demonstrably demean and punish Germany, as we saw under President Trump, is now a thing of the past”, commented Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bundestag and candidate for the presidency of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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If the defeat of Donald Trump was hoped for in Germany – only 13% of Germans wanted his re-election, according to a survey by the Civey Institute – Joe Biden’s victory does not however raise immoderate hopes. “Biden will certainly be more conciliatory, his tone will be more friendly, but basically the same big issues will remain on the table”, warned the Conservative MP Peter Beyer (CDU), coordinator of the German government for transatlantic relations, Thursday, November 5, on the public channel ARD.
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