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Gideon Rachman

Why these world leaders want Trump to win

The former president’s stress on power and indifference to democracy and human rights worries the EU. But it makes him the preferred partner for leaders in Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia and India.

Sitting in Europe, it is easy to believe that the whole world is willing on Kamala Harris. Not so. Many powerful governments want Donald Trump to win the US presidential election.

The pro-Trump camp includes Israel, Russia, India, Hungary, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. In the pro-Harris camp you can find Ukraine, most of the EU, Britain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, South Africa and many others.

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Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.

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