When Trump won the 2025 US elections, many analysts and outlets saw his victory catalysing a swing to the right among European voters: with right wing leaders and movements across Europe celebrating his win, viewing it as an endorsement of their stances on issues like immigration or climate change, and hoping it would empower their own parties.
By contrast, after the announcement on "Liberation Day" of tariffs on European exports, and the abrasive meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump, others believed there could be a negative effect on right wing parties and an upswing for the left.
