With Donald Trump out, EU nationalists are down a US ally
13 November 2020 |
12:19 pm
The nationalist governments of Hungary, Poland and other EU members have lost a kindred spirit with Donald Trump's defeat. Will they have to rethink their strategy? Will that make politics easier for the rest of the EU?
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