Electoral headache
The tight results of the vote in the United States lead me to the
conclusion that the model of head of state that I always imagined and admired
may be over. President Trump has done better than expected, and his opponent,
the opposite.
I believed that beyond the policies presented, the essential
qualities to run a state should be rigor, vision, competence, respect,
compassion, experience, the art of using words, and above all, the ability to
understand, inspire and unite.
I had the chance to meet several heads of state and government and
that was my conclusion.
The massive support for President Trump confirms to me that this
ideal may not be the one that prevails today and that other factors are more
important. This is a difficult observation to accept, but the consequences of
this electoral saga will be numerous.
The lost legitimacy
The United States of America has a major influence on the world
stage. We have often heard its tenors tell the planet that democracy is one of
the fundamental values that we must promote.
President Trump had been saying for several weeks now that he did
not trust the voting system put in place for this election, even though he held
the key position to help make it even more secure and accessible.
The next time the United States wants to teach a country a lesson
about its democratic voting rules, its influence is likely to be less.
This legitimacy will also be tested in the ability of the next
president to rule the country. The divide is so obvious that he will not be
able to ignore his role of easing tensions to the detriment of the outright
application of his electoral platform.
The USA first
The view of the United States' role in the world is very different
between Democrats and Mr. Trump. For the latter, in relations with its global
partners, it is America first, but also America only.
The vacuum already created on the international scene gives more
weight to the natural competitors of the United States, such as China. A return
to the concert of Nations on pressing issues such as the fight against climate
change or security will be slower than expected.
A new era
Over the past few years, we have observed a citizen movement to
push so-called career politicians out of the realm of power. In France,
President Macron's movement has changed the usual divisions.
The same goes for the United States and Quebec. The only difference
is that Premier Legault is the most experienced parliamentarian in Quebec.
A new era is dawning and politicians are given a serious warning
about the need to really prioritize the real fears, ambitions and needs of
voters beyond ideologies and grand plans of action.
Clearly, Democrats failed to do this and no longer understand the
electorate they were trying to convert.
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